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desire

de·sire [ di zr ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle de·sired, present participle de·sir·ing, 3rd person present singular de·sires)
Definition:
 
1. wish for something: to want something very strongly

2. find somebody sexually attractive: to want to have sexual relations with somebody

3. request something: to wish for and request something ( formal )



noun  (plural de·sires)
Definition:
 
1. craving: a wish, craving, or longing for something

2. something wished for: something that or somebody who is wished for ( formal )

3. sexual craving: a strong wish for sexual relations with somebody

[13th century. Via French désirer< Latin desiderare]

de·sir·er noun

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See want.

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