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desire definition

de·sire (di zīr′)

transitive verb desired -·sired′, desiring -·sir′·ing

  1. to wish or long for; crave; covet
  2. to ask for; request
  3. to want sexually

Etymology: ME desiren < OFr desirer < L desiderare, orig., prob., to await from the stars < de-, from + sidus, star: see sidereal

intransitive verb

to have or feel a desire

noun

  1. a strong wish or craving
  2. sexual appetite; lust
  3. an asking for something; request
  4. a thing or person desired

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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