Meaning of desire | Babel Free

Definitions

1. desire (to do something)
2. The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.
   uncountable, usually
3. third-person singular present indicative
4. Someone or something wished for.
   countable, usually
5. a wish or longing. I have a sudden desire for a bar of chocolate; I have no desire ever to see him again. begeerte, lus رَغْبَه желание desejo chuť, touha, přání das Verlangen ønske; længsel επιθυμίαdeseo soov تمایل؛ آرزو halu désirתשוקה इच्छा želja vágy keinginan þrá, langa desiderio, voglia 欲望 욕구 noras, troškimas vēlēšanās; vēlme hasrat wens, begeertesterkt ønske, lyst, lengsel, trangpragnienie غوښتل، خواهش كول desejo dorinţă; poftă желание chuť, želanie, túžba želja želja önskan, längtan, ...
6. second-person singular imperative
7. Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.
   uncountable, usually
8. to long for or feel desire for. After a day's work, all I desire is a hot bath. begeer, verlang يَرْغَب желая desejar přát si, toužit po verlangen ønske; længes efter επιθυμώdesear ihaldama آرزو کردن؛ میل شدید داشتن haluta désirer לְהִשׁתוֹקֵק चाहना priželjkivati kíván menginginkan langa desiderare 欲する 원하다 norėti, trokšti vēlēties; kārot idam begerenlengte etter, ønske sterkt, begjærepragnąć خواهش كول desejar a dori желать žiadať (sa) želeti si želeti önska [sig], åstunda, åtrå ปรารถนา arzu e...
9. Motivation.
   uncountable, usually
10. pleasing or worth having. a desirable residence. begeerlike مَرْغوب желателен desejável žádaný, toužebný wünschenswert ønskværdig πολυπόθητος deseable, apetecible, envidiable ihaldusväärne خواستنی؛ مطلوب haluttava désirable נֶחשַק अभीष्ट poželjan kívánatos diinginkan eftirsóknarverður desiderabile 望ましい 바람직한 masinantis, geidžiamas vēlams; iekārojams mengghairahkan begeerlijk ønskelig, attråverdigatrakcyjny, godny pożądania غوښتنه، ميل،اشتياق، مطلوب شى apetecível dezirabil, de dorit подходящий ...
11. the extent to which something is desirable. wenslikheid الرَّغْبه في الشَّيء желателност vantagem přitažlivost, žádoucnost die Erwünschtheit, das Verlangen ønskværdighed ένταση επιθυμίας atracción ihaldatavus مطلوب بودن؛ خواستنی بودن haluttavuus attrait רְצִיוּת अभीष्टता poželjnost kívánatosság daya tarik æskileiki; það að vera eftirsóknarverður desiderabilità 望ましさ 바람직함 pageidaujamumas vēlamība keinginan begeerlijk ønskelighetatrakcyjność ، ميل،اشتياق، مطلوب شى vantagem (grad de) interes (pen...
12. To wish or long for; want: a reporter who desires an interview; a teen who desires to travel.
13. To want to have sex with (another person).
14. To express a wish for; request.
15. The feeling of wanting to have something or wishing that something will happen.
16. Sexual appetite; passion.
17. An object of such feeling or passion: A quiet evening with you is my only desire.

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Examples

“Too much desire can seriously affect one’s judgement.”

“He stood...filled with the desire that his son should be like him, and should have sons like him, to people the earth. It is the strongest desire that can come to a man - if it comes to him at all - stronger even than love or the desire for personal immortality.”

“It is my desire to speak with you.”

“You’re my heart’s desire.”

“It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: perhaps out of a desire to escape the gravity of this world or to get a preview of the next; […].”

“His desire for her kept him awake at night.”

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