desire
//dɪˈzaɪə//
Forms
- present (v1)
- desire
- past (v2)
- desired
- past participle (v3)
- desired
- present participle
- desiring
- 3rd person singular
- desires
- Plural
- desires
Definitions
1.To want; to wish for earnestly.
- I desire to speak with you.
2.To put a request to (someone); to entreat.
- And when they founde no cause of deeth in hym, yet desired they Pilate to kyll him.
- Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired.
3.To want emotionally or sexually.
- She has desired him since they first met.
4.To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
- Desire him to go in; trouble him no more.
- Then shee said, Did I desire a sonne of my Lord ? did I not say, Doe not deceiue me?
1.The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.
- Too much desire can seriously affect one’s judgement.
2.Someone or something wished for.
- It is my desire to speak with you.
3.Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.
- His desire for her kept him awake at night.
- Doesn't my body drive you wild with desire?
4.Motivation.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1701
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From Middle English desir, desire (noun) and desiren (verb), from Old French desirer, desirrer, from Latin dēsīderō (“to long for, desire, feel the want of, miss, regret”), apparently from de- + sidus (in the phrase de sidere, "from the stars") in connection with astrological hopes.