OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 8140

desire

/dɪˈzaɪə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
deseo • gana
The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.
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 com…
Too much desire can seriously affect one’s judgement.
deseo
Someone or something wished for.
It is my desire to speak with you.
You’re my heart’s desire.
deseo
Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.
His desire for her kept him awake at night.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 8139

desire

/dɪˈzaɪə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
desear
To want; to wish for earnestly.
I desire to speak with you.
Neither shall any man desire thy land.
desear
To want emotionally or sexually.
She has desired him since they first met.