Desire
Definition of desire:
part of speech: verb
To long for the possession of: to wish for: to request, ask: ( B.) to regret.
part of speech: noun
part of speech: noun
An earnest longing for: eagerness to obtain: a prayer or request: the object desired: lust.
part of speech: noun
A longing for the possession of some object; an earnest wish; the object longed for.
part of speech: verb
To wish earnestly for; crave; to express a wish for; ask.
part of speech: verb
Usage examples for desire:
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Every one must desire to do what he can do best.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers", Georg Ebers. -
I suppose it is because everybody says so, that I have such a strange desire to see it.
"Lavengro The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest", George Borrow. -
Since you desire to know my name, it must not be kept from you.
"Four Arthurian Romances "Erec et Enide", "Cliges", "Yvain", and "Lancelot"", Chretien DeTroyes. -
And a great desire to lie down with them is upon me.
"Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist", Alexander Berkman.