desired
Variant of desire
de·sire (di zīr′)
transitive verb desired -·sired′, desiring -·sir′·ing
- to wish or long for; crave; covet
- to ask for; request
- 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
noun
- a strong wish or craving
- sexual appetite; lust
- an asking for something; request
- a thing or person desired
Object
desired Quotes
I have desired to go Where springs not fail, To fields where flies no sharp and sided hail And a few lilies blow And I have asked to be Where no storms come, Where the green swell is in the havens dumb, And out of the swing of the sea. Hopkins, SirAnthony
At me you smiled, but unbeguiled I saw the snare, and I retired: The daughter of a hundred Earls, You are not one to be desired. Tennyson
You who desired so muchöin vain to askö Yet fed your hunger like an endless task, Dared dignify the labor, bless the questö Achieved that stillness ultimately best, Being, of all, least sought for: Emily, hear! Crane, (Harold) Hart
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