Desire

Quick meaning: Desire is a verb meaning To want; to wish for earnestly.

Meaning

To want; to wish for earnestly.

More Meanings

1. To put a request to (someone); to entreat.
2. To want emotionally or sexually.
3. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
4. To require; to demand; to claim.
5. To miss; to regret.
6. (uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.
7. (countable) Someone or something wished for.

Example Sentences

I desire to speak with you.

Neither shall any man desire thy land.

She has desired him since they first met.

Desire him to go in; trouble him no more.

Word Forms

• desires
• desiring
• desired
• desirest
• desiredst
• desireth

Synonyms for desire

Depending on context, synonyms include wanna, want-to, ambition, appetite, appetition, aspiration.

Antonyms for desire

Common opposites include apathy, contempt, disinterest, distaste, hatred.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include want, hope, trust, wanting, crave, yearn.

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