desire
desire - English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dĭ-zīrʹ, dĭ-zīʹər, IPA: /dɪˈzaɪə/
- (General American) enPR: dĭ-zīrʹ, dĭ-zīʹər, dē-zīrʹ, dē-zīʹər, IPA: /dɪˈzaɪɹ/, /dɪˈzaɪɚ/, /diˈzaɪɹ/, /diˈzaɪɚ/
- Hyphenation: de‧sire
Verb
desire (third-person singular simple present desires, present participle desiring, simple past and past participle desired)
- To want; to wish for earnestly.
- I desire to speak with you.
- To put a request to (someone); to entreat.
- To want emotionally or sexually.
- She has desired him since they first met.
- To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
- To require; to demand; to claim.
- To miss; to regret.
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Noun
desire (usually uncountable, plural desires)
- (countable) Someone or something wished for.
- It is my desire to speak with you.
- You’re my heart’s desire.
- (uncountable) Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.
- His desire for her kept him awake at night.
- (uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.
- Too much desire can seriously affect one’s judgment.
- (uncountable) Motivation.
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desire - Italian
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /deˈzi.re/
- Hyphenation: de‧sì‧re
Noun
desire m (plural desiri)
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desire - Middle English
Noun
desire
Descendants
- English: desire
desire - Romanian
Noun
desire f (plural desiri)