desire
To want; to wish for earnestly.
Example
“I desire to speak with you.”
Other meanings
To put a request to (someone); to entreat.
To want emotionally or sexually.
“She has desired him since they first met.”
Synonyms
- want
Related words
- desirive
- desiring-production
- desired effect
- leave something to be desired
- leave a lot to be desired
- leave much to be desired
Word history
From Latin "dēsīderō" (to long for, desire, feel the want of, miss, regret).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “desire” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.