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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Desire \De*sire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desired; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Desiring.] [F. d['e]sirer, L. desiderare, origin
     uncertain, perh. fr. de- + sidus star, constellation, and
     hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf. Consider,
     and Desiderate, and see Sidereal.]
     1. To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
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              Neither shall any man desire thy land. --Ex. xxxiv.
                                                    24.
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              Ye desire your child to live.         --Tennyson.
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     2. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
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              Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? --2
                                                    Kings iv. 28.
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              Desire him to go in; trouble him no more. --Shak.
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     3. To require; to demand; to claim. [Obs.]
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              A doleful case desires a doleful song. --Spenser.
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     4. To miss; to regret. [Obs.]
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              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.
  
     Usage: 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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Desire \De*sire"\, n. [F. d['e]sir, fr. d['e]sirer. See
     Desire, v. t.]
     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.
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              Unspeakable desire to see and know.   --Milton.
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     2. An expressed wish; a request; petition.
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              And slowly was my mother brought
              To yield consent to my desire.        --Tennyson.
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     3. Anything which is desired; an object of longing.
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              The Desire of all nations shall come. --Hag. ii. 7.
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     4. Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.
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     5. Grief; regret. [Obs.] --Chapman.
  
     Syn: Wish; appetency; craving; inclination; eagerness;
          aspiration; longing.
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From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  DESIRE
       DEsign by Simulation and REndering om parallel architectures [project]
       (ESPRIT)

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Desire \De*sire"\, n. [F. d['e]sir, fr. d['e]sirer. See
     Desire, v. t.]
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Desire \De*sire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desired; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Desiring.] [F. d['e]sirer, L. desiderare, origin
     uncertain, perh. fr. de- + sidus star, constellation, and
     hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf. Consider,
     and Desiderate, and see Sidereal.]
     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.
  
     Usage: 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  desire
       n 1: the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
       2: an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires"
       3: something that is desired
       v 1: feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home
            now"; "I want my own room" [syn: want]
       2: expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now
          on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a
          raise" [syn: hope, trust]
       3: express a desire for

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  desire
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (countable) η επιθυμία, ο πόθος
     2 (uncountable) η λαχτάρα, το αίσθημα της έντονης επιθυμίας
     Αγγλικά vb.
     επιθυμώ, ποθώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  desire
     Middle English n.
     #English
     n.
     (lb en countable) Someone or something wished for.
     vb.
     1 To want; to wish for earnestly.
     2 To put a request to (someone); to entreat.
     3 To want emotionally or sexually.
     4 To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
     5 To require; to demand; to claim.
     6 To miss; to regret.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  desire
     n.
     (lb en countable) Someone or something wished for.
     vb.
     1 To want; to wish for earnestly.
     2 To put a request to (someone); to entreat.
     3 To want emotionally or sexually.
     4 To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
     5 To require; to demand; to claim.
     6 To miss; to regret.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  desire
     Middle English n.
     #English
     n.
     (lb en countable) Someone or something wished for.
     vb.
     1 To want; to wish for earnestly.
     2 To put a request to (someone); to entreat.
     3 To want emotionally or sexually.
     4 To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
     5 To require; to demand; to claim.
     6 To miss; to regret.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  desire
     Middle English n.
     #English
     n.
     (lb en countable) Someone or something wished for.
     vb.
     1 To want; to wish for earnestly.
     2 To put a request to (someone); to entreat.
     3 To want emotionally or sexually.
     4 To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
     5 To require; to demand; to claim.
     6 To miss; to regret.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  desire
     Englanti n.
     halu, toive, himo
     Englanti vb.
     haluta, kaihota

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  desire
     Engelska n.
     1 önskan; längtan
     2 begäran, anmodan
     Engelska vb.
     1 önska sig; åstunda, åtrå
     2 begära, anmoda

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  desire /dɪzˈaɪə/
  1. begeer, verlang
  2. begeerte

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Desire /dɪzˈaɪə/
  الرغبة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  desire //diˈzaɪɚ// //diˈzaɪɹ// //dɪˈzaɪə// //dɪˈzaɪɚ// //dɪˈzaɪɹ// 
  1. желание
  feeling of desire
  2. жела́ние
  something wished for
  3. жадуване, жела́ние
  strong attraction

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  desire //diˈzaɪɚ// //diˈzaɪɹ// //dɪˈzaɪə// //dɪˈzaɪɚ// //dɪˈzaɪɹ// 
  1. жаду́вам, жела́я
  want emotionally or sexually
  2. жела́я, и́скам
  wish for earnestly