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de⋅sire

  [di-zahyuhr] verb, -sired, -sir⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to wish or long for; crave; want.
2. to express a wish to obtain; ask for; request: The mayor desires your presence at the next meeting.
–noun
3. a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment: a desire for fame.
4. an expressed wish; request.
5. something desired.
6. sexual appetite or a sexual urge.
Origin:
1200–50; ME desiren < OF desirer < L dēsīderāre; see desiderate

Related forms:
de⋅sired⋅ly  [di-zahyuhrd-lee, -zahy-rid-] , adverb
de⋅sired⋅ness, noun
de⋅sire⋅less, adjective
de⋅sir⋅er, noun
de⋅sir⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. covet, fancy. See wish. 2. solicit. 3. aspiration, hunger, appetite, thirst. Desire, craving, longing, yearning suggest feelings that impel one to the attainment or possession of something. Desire is a strong feeling, worthy or unworthy, that impels to the attainment or possession of something that is (in reality or imagination) within reach: a desire for success. Craving implies a deep and imperative wish for something, based on a sense of need and hunger: a craving for food, companionship. A longing is an intense wish, generally repeated or enduring, for something that is at the moment beyond reach but may be attainable at some future time: a longing to visit Europe. Yearning suggests persistent, uneasy, and sometimes wistful or tender longing: a yearning for one's native land.
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de·sire   (dĭ-zīr')   
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.


[Middle English desiren, from Old French desirer, from Latin dēsīderāre : dē-, de- + sīdus, sīder-, star.]
de·sir'er n.
Synonyms: 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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

desire 
c.1230, from O.Fr. desirer, from L. desiderare "long for, wish for," original sense perhaps "await what the stars will bring," from the phrase de sidere "from the stars," from sidus (gen. sideris) "heavenly body, star, constellation" (but see consider). Noun sense of "lust" is first recorded c.1340.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: de·sire
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: de·sired; de·sir·ing
: to wish for earnestly —see also PRECATORY
NOTE: Courts have variously interpreted desire in wills to indicate either a direction of the testator that must be followed or merely an expression of what the testator hoped would happen.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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