desire
v.
want, wish for, request
n.
passion, lust; strong wish; request
Desire
desire
Noun
1. the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
(hypernym) feeling
(hyponym) ambition, aspiration, dream
(derivation) want
2. an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires"
(hypernym) tendency, inclination
(hyponym) hunger, thirst
3. something that is desired
(hypernym) arousal
(hyponym) rage, passion
Verb
1. feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
(synonym) want
(hyponym) crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust
2. expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
(synonym) hope, trust
(hypernym) wish
3. express a desire for
(hypernym) request, bespeak, call for, quest
désirer
v.
want, desire, wish, wish for, feel like, have a yen for, lust, lust after, care, choose, will
Desire
(v. t.)
To require; to demand; to claim.
(v. t.)
To miss; to regret.
(v. t.)
To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
(v. t.)
To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
(v. t.)
The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort its continuance or possession; an eager wish to obtain or enjoy.
(v. t.)
Grief; regret.
(v. t.)
Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.
(v. t.)
Anything which is desired; an object of longing.
(v. t.)
An expressed wish; a request; petition.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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