desire

de·sire  (d-zr)

tr.v. de·sired, de·sir·ing, de·sires

1. To wish or long for; want.

2. To express a wish for; request.

n.

1. A wish or longing.

2. A request or petition.

3. The object of longing: My greatest desire is to go back home.

4. Sexual appetite; passion.

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[Middle English desiren, from Old French desirer, from Latin dsderre : d-, de- + sdus, sder-, star.]

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de·sirer n.

Synonyms: desire, covet, crave, want, wish
These verbs mean to have a strong longing for: desire peace; coveted the new convertible; craving fame and fortune; wanted a drink of water; got all she wished.

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desire [dɪˈzaɪə]

vb (tr)

1. (Psychology) to wish or long for; crave; want

2. to express a wish or make a request for; ask for

n

1. (Psychology) a wish or longing; craving

2. an expressed wish; request

3. (Psychology) sexual appetite; lust

4. a person or thing that is desired Related adj orectic

[from Old French desirer, from Latin dēsīderāre to desire earnestly; see desiderate]

desirer  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" ambition, aspiration, dream - a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business" bloodlust - a desire for bloodshed temptation - the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid; "he felt the temptation and his will power weakened" craving - an intense desire for some particular thing wish, wishing, want - a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire" longing, yearning, hungriness - prolonged unfulfilled desire or need concupiscence, physical attraction, sexual desire, eros - a desire for sexual intimacy itch, urge - a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?" caprice, whim, impulse - a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse"
	2.	desire - an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires" tendency, inclination - a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink" hunger, thirst, thirstiness, hungriness - strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection" greed - excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
	3.	desire - something that is desired arousal - a state of heightened physiological activity passion, rage - something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him" materialism, philistinism - a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
Verb	1.	desire - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" want crave, lust, hunger, thirst, starve - have a craving, appetite, or great desire for take to, fancy, go for - have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window" miss - feel or suffer from the lack of; "He misses his mother" hope - be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes; "I am still hoping that all will turn out well" wish - hope for; have a wish; "I wish I could go home now" wish well, wish - feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of like, wish, care - prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?" itch, spoil - have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight" like - want to have; "I'd like a beer now!" ambition - have as one's ambition feel like - have an inclination for something or some activity; "I feel like staying in bed all day"; "I feel like a cold beer now" begrudge, envy - be envious of; set one's heart on lech after, lust after - have a strong sexual desire for; "he is lusting after his secretary" hanker, long, yearn - desire strongly or persistently seek - try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness"
	2.	desire - expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise" hope, trust wish - hope for; have a wish; "I wish I could go home now"
	3.	desire - express a desire for call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

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desire

noun

1. wish, want, longing, need, hope, urge, yen (informal), hunger, appetite, aspiration, ache, craving, yearning, inclination, thirst, hankering I had a strong desire to help and care for people

2. lust, passion, libido, appetite, lechery, carnality, lasciviousness, lasciviousness, concupiscence, randiness (informal, chiefly Brit.), lustfulness Teenage sex may not always come out of genuine desire.

verb

1. want, long for, crave, fancy, hope for, ache for, covet, aspire to, wish for, yearn for, thirst for, hanker after, set your heart on, desiderate He was bored and desired change in his life.

2. (Formal) request, ask, petition, solicit, entreat, importune His Majesty desires me to make his wishes known to you.

Related words
adjective orectic

Quotations
"We do not succeed in changing things according to our desire, but gradually our desire changes" [Marcel Proust Remembrance of Things Past]
"There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's desire. The other is to get it" [George Bernard Shaw Man and Superman]
"Other women cloy"
"The appetites they feed, but she makes hungry"
"Where most she satisfies" [William Shakespeare Antony and Cleopatra]
"If you desire many things, many things will seem but a few" [Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard's Almanack]

Translations

desire [dɪˈzaɪəʳ]

A. N → deseo m (for, to do sth de de hacer algo) I have no desire to see him → no tengo el más mínimo deseo de verlo

B. VT

1. (= want) [+ wealth, success] → desear
to desire to do sth → desear hacer algo
it leaves much to be desired → deja mucho que desear

2. (sexually) [+ person] → desear

3. (= request) to desire that → rogar que ...
to desire sb to do sth → rogar a algn que haga algo

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desire [dɪˈzaɪə^r]

n

(= wish) → désir m
desire for sth → envie de qch
desire to do sth → envie de faire qch
one's heart's desire (literary) → le plus cher désir de qn

(sexual) → désir m

vt

(= want) → désirer, vouloir
to desire to do sth → désirer faire qch
if desired → au besoin
to leave a lot to be desired, to leave a great deal to be desired, to leave much to be desired (= be unsatisfactory) → laisser beaucoup à désirer

[+ man, woman] → désirer

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desire

n → Wunsch m → (for nach); (= longing) → Sehnsucht f → (for nach); (sexual) → Verlangen nt → (for nach), Begehren nt → (for nach); her sexual desires → ihre sexuellen Wünsche; a desire for peace/revenge → ein Verlangen nt → nach Frieden/Rache; the desire to please → der Wunsch zu gefallen; heart’s desire → Herzenswunsch m; I have no desire to see him → ich habe kein Verlangen, ihn zu sehen; I have no desire to cause you any trouble → ich möchte Ihnen keine Unannehmlichkeiten bereiten

vt → wünschen; object → sich (dat) → wünschen; woman → begehren; peace → haben wollen, verlangen nach; if desired → auf Wunsch; to have the desired effect → die gewünschte Wirkung haben; cut the wood to the desired length → das Holz auf die gewünschte Länge zuschneiden; it leaves much or a lot to be desired → das lässt viel or einiges zu wünschen übrig; it leaves something to be desired → es lässt zu wünschen übrig; to desire somebody to do something (form: = request) → jdn bitten or ersuchen, etw zu tun

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desire [dɪˈzaɪəʳ]

1. n → desiderio, voglia; (sexual) → desiderio desire (for/to do sth) → desiderio (di/di fare qc)
I have no desire to see him → non ho nessuna voglia di vederlo

2. vt (person) → desiderare
to desire sth/to do sth/that → desiderare qc/di fare qc/che + sub
it leaves much to be desired → lascia molto a desiderare

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desire [dɪˈzaɪəʳ]

1. n → desiderio, voglia; (sexual) → desiderio desire (for/to do sth) → desiderio (di/di fare qc)
I have no desire to see him → non ho nessuna voglia di vederlo

2. vt (person) → desiderare
to desire sth/to do sth/that → desiderare qc/di fare qc/che + sub
it leaves much to be desired → lascia molto a desiderare

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desire

n desire [diˈzaiə]

a wish or longing I have a sudden desire for a bar of chocolate; I have no desire ever to see him again. begeerte, lus رَغْبَه желание chuť, touha, přání ønske; længsel das Verlangen επιθυμία deseo soov تمایل؛ آرزو halu désir תְּשׁוּקָה इच्छा želja vágy keinginan þrá, langa desiderio, voglia 欲望 욕구 noras, troškimas vēlēšanās; vēlme hasrat wens, begeerte sterkt ønske, lyst, lengsel, trang pragnienie desejo dorinţă; poftă желание chuť, želanie, túžba želja želja önskan, längtan, åtrå, begär ความปรารถนา arzu 願望 бажання طلب sự khao khát 愿望

v

to long for or feel desire for After a day's work, all I desire is a hot bath. begeer, verlang يَرْغَب желая přát si, toužit po ønske; længes efter verlangen επιθυμώ desear ihaldama آرزو کردن؛ میل شدید داشتن haluta désirer לְהִשׁתוֹקֵק चाहना priželjkivati kíván menginginkan langa desiderare 欲する 원하다 norėti, trokšti vēlēties; kārot idam begeren lengte etter, ønske sterkt, begjære pragnąć desejar a dori желать žiadať (sa) želeti si želeti önska [], åstunda, åtrå ปรารถนา arzu etmek 希望，要求 бажати, хотіти نمنا khao khát 希望，要求

adj deˈsirable

pleasing or worth having a desirable residence. begeerlike مَرْغوب желателен žádaný, toužebný ønskværdig wünschenswert πολυπόθητος deseable, apetecible, envidiable ihaldusväärne خواستنی؛ مطلوب haluttava désirable נֶחשַק अभीष्ट poželjan kívánatos diinginkan eftirsóknarverður desiderabile 望ましい 바람직한 masinantis, geidžiamas vēlams; iekārojams mengghairahkan begeerlijk ønskelig, attråverdig atrakcyjny, godny pożądania apetecível dezirabil, de dorit подходящий žiaduci, vhodný zaželen, ustrezen poželjan åtråvärd เป็นที่น่าพอใจ arzu edilir 稱心如意的 бажаний پسندیدہ đáng khát khao 称心如意的

n deˌsiraˈbility

the extent to which something is desirable. wenslikheid الرَّغْبه في الشَّيء желателност přitažlivost, žádoucnost ønskværdighed die Erwünschtheit, das Verlangen ένταση επιθυμίας atracción ihaldatavus مطلوب بودن؛ خواستنی بودن haluttavuus attrait רְצִיוּת अभीष्टता poželjnost kívánatosság daya tarik æskileiki; það að vera eftirsóknarverður desiderabilità 望ましさ 바람직함 pageidaujamumas vēlamība keinginan begeerlijk ønskelighet atrakcyjność vantagem (grad de) interes (pentru) желательность žiaducosť, príťažlivosť zaželenost poželjnost åtråvärdhet, önskvärdhet ความพอใจ arzu edilir olma 稱心如意 доцільність خواہشمندی sự đáng khao khát 称心如意

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desire → رغبة, يَرغب touha, zatoužit begær, begære haben wollen, Verlangen πόθος, ποθώ desear, deseo halu, haluta désir, désirer želja, željeti desiderare, desiderio 希望, 希望する 바라다, 욕구 verlangen ønske zażyczyć sobie, życzenie desejar, desejo желание, желать åtrå, önska (sig) ความปราถนา, ปราถนา arzu, arzu etmek mong muốn, sự mong muốn 愿望, 渴望