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Desire

Desire (desire)
v. t.(?)
De*sire"
[imp. *** p. p. Desired (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n. Desiring.] [F. dé]sirer, L. desiderare, origin uncertain, perh. fr. de- + sidus star, constellation, and hence o
  1. To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.

    Neither shall any man desire thy land. Ex. xxxiv. 24.

    Ye desire your child to live. Tennyson.

  2. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.

    Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? 2 Kings iv. 28.

    Desire him to go in; trouble him no more. Shak.

  3. To require; to demand; to claim.
    [Obs.]

    A doleful case desires a doleful song. Spenser.

  4. To miss; to regret.
    [Obs.]

    She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired when she dies. Jer. Taylor.

    Syn. -- To long for; hanker after; covet; wish; ask; request; solicit; entreat; beg. -- To Desire, Wish. In desire the feeling is usually more eager than in wish. "I wish you to do this" is a milder form of command than "I desire you to do this," though the feeling prompting the injunction may be the same. C. J. Smith.

Desire

Desire (desire)
n.
De*sire"
  1. The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort its continuance or possession; an eager wish to obtain or enjoy.

    Unspeakable desire to see and know. Milton.

  2. An expressed wish; a request; petition.

    And slowly was my mother brought
    To yield consent to my desire.     Tennyson.

  3. Anything which is desired; an object of longing.

    The Desire of all nations shall come. Hag. ii. 7.

  4. Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.
  5. Grief; regret.
    [Obs.] Chapman.

    Syn. -- Wish; appetency; craving; inclination; eagerness; aspiration; longing.













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