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📚 verb • entry_id 8139

desire

/dɪˈzaɪə/
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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.
Phrases
desired effectdesiring-productiondesiriveleave a lot to be desiredleave much to be desiredleave something to be desired
Word forms
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