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English noun: desire | |||
| 1. | desire (feeling) the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feeling | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ambition, aspiration, bloodlust, caprice, concupiscence, craving, dream, eros, hungriness, impulse, itch, longing, physical attraction, sexual desire, temptation, urge, want, whim, wish, wishing, yearning | ||
| 2. | desire (attribute) an inclination to want things | ||
| Samples | A man of many desires. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inclination, tendency | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | greed, hunger, hungriness, thirst, thirstiness | ||
| 3. | desire (state) something that is desired | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arousal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | materialism, passion, philistinism, rage | ||
English verb: desire | |||
| 1. | desire (emotion) feel or have a desire for; want strongly | ||
| Samples | I want to go home now. I want my own room. | ||
| Examples | They desire to move | ||
| Synonyms | want | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ambition, begrudge, care, crave, envy, fancy, feel like, go for, hanker, hope, hunger, itch, lech after, like, like, long, lust, lust after, miss, seek, spoil, starve, take to, thirst, wish, wish, wish, wish well, yearn | ||
| 2. | desire (emotion) expect and wish | ||
| Samples | I trust you will behave better from now on. I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise. | ||
| Examples | They desire to move | ||
| Synonyms | hope, trust | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wish | ||
| 3. | desire (emotion) express a desire for | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bespeak, call for, quest, request | ||
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