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Etymology [edit]
From Middle English desiren, from Old French desir(r)er, from Latin desidero (“to long for, desire, feel the want of, miss, regret”), apparently from de- + sidus (in the phrase de sidere, "from the stars") in connection with astrological hopes. Compare consider. Compare also desiderate.
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desire (third-person singular simple present desires, present participle desiring, simple past and past participle desired)
- More formal or stronger word for want.
- I desire to speak with you.
- To put a request to (someone); to entreat.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts XIII:
- And when they founde no cause of deeth in hym, yet desired they Pilate to kyll him.
- Another word for want, connoting emotion.
- She has been desiring him since they first met.
Translations [edit]
formal or strong
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- Latin: cupio (la), desidero (la)
- Latvian: vēlēties (lv)
- Lithuanian: trokšti (lt), pageidauti (lt)
- Lojban: djica (jbo)
- Macedonian: посакува (mk) (posákuva), посака (mk) (pósaka)
- Manx: mian (gv), wooish (gv), fooill (gv), imnee (gv)
- Persian: خواستن (fa) (xwāstan), آرزو كردن (fa) (ārezu kardan)
- Polish: pragnąć (pl), pożądać (pl)
- Portuguese: desejar (pt)
- Russian: желать (želát’)
- Serbo-Croatian: željeti (sh), žudjeti (sh)
- Spanish: desear (es)
- Swahili: ari (sw)
- Swedish: önska (sv), begära (sv), eftertrakta (sv), längta (sv)
- Tamil: ஆசை
- Telugu: ఆశ (te) (aasa), కోరిక (te) (kOrika), ఇచ్చ (te) (iccha), అపేక్ష (te) (apEksha), అభిలాష (te) (abhilaasha), వాంఛ (te) (vaanccha)
- Thai: ต้องการ (th), ประสงค์ (th), ประสงค์ (th), ปรารถนา (th)
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connoting emotion
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- Kurdish:
- Sorani: خواستن (ku) (xwastin)
- Latin: desidero (la), cupio (la), volo (la)
- Latvian: kāroties (lv), kārot (lv), alkt (lv)
- Lithuanian: trokšti (lt), geisti (lt)
- Lojban: djica (jbo)
- Macedonian: посакува (mk) (posákuva), посака (mk) (pósaka)
- Persian: خواستن (fa) (xwāstan), آرزو كردن (fa) (ārezu kardan)
- Polish: pożądać (pl)
- Portuguese: desejar (pt)
- Russian: желать (želát’), вожделеть (voždelét’)
- Spanish: desear (es)
- Swahili: ari (sw)
- Swedish: begära (sv), åtrå (sv)
- Thai: ต้องการ (th), ใคร่ (th)
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desire (plural desires)
- Someone or something wished for.
- It is my desire to speak with you.
- You’re my heart’s desire.
- (uncountable) Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.
- His desire for her kept him awake at night.
- (uncountable) The feeling of desire.
- Too much desire can seriously affect one’s judgment.
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something wished for
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- Armenian: ցանկություն (hy) (c’ankut’yun) , իղձ (hy) (iġj)
- Asturian: deséu (ast) m
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- Azeri: please add this translation if you can
- Belarusian: please add this translation if you can
- Breton: please add this translation if you can
- Bulgarian: желание (bg) n (želanie)
- Catalan: desig (ca) m
- Cherokee: please add this translation if you can
- Danish: ønske (da)
- Dhivehi: please add this translation if you can
- Dutch: verlangen (nl) n
- Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
- Estonian: soov (et)
- Finnish: halu (fi)
- French: désir (fr) m
- Friulian: please add this translation if you can
- Galician: desexo (gl) m
- Georgian: please add this translation if you can
- German: Begehren (de) n
- Greek: επιθυμία (el) (epithymía) f
- Hausa: please add this translation if you can
- Hawaiian: makemake, ʻiʻini, ʻanoʻi
- Hebrew: חפץ (he) (ḥefets) m
- Hindi: इच्छा (hi) (icchā), चाह (hi) (cāh)
- Ido: please add this translation if you can
- Irish: mian (ga) f
- Italian: desiderio (it) m
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- Japanese: 願望 (ja) (ganbō)
- Khmer: please add this translation if you can
- Korean: 욕망 (ko) (yongmang)
- Kurdish:
- Sorani: ئارهزوو, ئاوات, دڵ خواز
- Latin: voluntas (la), desiderium (la), studium (la), cupiditas (la), cupido (la)
- Latvian: vēlēšanās (lv), vēlme (lv)
- Lithuanian: troškimas (lt) m, noras (lt) m, pageidavimas (lt) m
- Macedonian: желба (mk) (žélba) f
- Malayalam: ആഗ്രഹം (ml) (aagraham), മോഹം (ml) (mOham)
- Manx: mian (gv) m, dooill (gv) m
- Marathi: please add this translation if you can
- Mirandese: please add this translation if you can
- Norwegian: ønske (no)
- Novial: please add this translation if you can
- Old English: lust (ang)
- Persian: آرزو (fa) (ārezu)
- Polish: pragnienie (pl) n, pożądanie (pl) n
- Portuguese: desejo (pt) m
- Romanian: dorință (ro) f, deziderat (ro) n
- Russian: желание (ru) (želánije) n
- Serbo-Croatian: želja (sh) f, žudnja (sh) f
- Slovene: želja (sl) f
- Spanish: deseo (es) m
- Swahili: ari (sw)
- Swedish: önskan (sv), längtan (sv)
- Tamil: please add this translation if you can
- Telugu: please add this translation if you can
- Thai: ความต้องการ (th)
- Urdu: خواہش (ur) (xvāhiś) f, تمنا (ur) (tamannā) f
- Volapük: desir (vo)
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strong attraction
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- Latin: desiderium (la), studium (la), cupitas (la)
- Latvian: iekāre (lv) f, alkas (lv) pl
- Lithuanian: geismas (lt) m, potraukis (lt) m, aistra (lt) f
- Macedonian: копнеж (mk) (kópnež) m, страст (mk) (strast) f
- Malayalam: ആഗ്രഹം (ml) (aagraham)
- Occitan: please add this translation if you can
- Old English: lust (ang)
- Persian: شیفتگی (fa) (šifta(e)gi), خواهش (fa) (xwāheš)
- Polish: pożądanie (pl) n
- Portuguese: desejo (pt) m
- Russian: желание (ru) (želánije) n , вожделение (ru) (voždelénije) n , влечение (ru) (vlečénije) n
- Serbo-Croatian: žudnja (sh) f
- Slovene: poželenje (sl) n
- Spanish: deseo (es) m
- Swahili: ari (sw)
- Swedish: begär (sv), åtrå (sv)
- Telugu: ఆకర్షణ (te) (ākarṣana)
- Thai: ความใคร่ (th)
- Urdu: چاہت (ur) (cāhat) f
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feeling of desire
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- Latin: desiderium (la), studium (la), cupitas (la)
- Latvian: iekāre (lv) f, alkas (lv) pl, kaisle (lv) f, kaislība (lv) f
- Lithuanian: geismas (lt) m, aistra (lt) f
- Macedonian: копнеж (mk) (kópnež) m, страст (mk) (strast) f
- Malayalam: മോഹം (ml) (mōham)
- Manx: mian (gv) m, dooill (gv) m
- Old English: lust (ang)
- Persian: خواهش (fa) (xwāheš), کام (fa) (kām)
- Portuguese: desejo (pt) m
- Russian: желание (ru) (želánije) n , вожделение (ru) (voždelénije) n
- Sanskrit: तृष्णा (sa) f
- Scottish Gaelic: drùis f, baois f, baoiseachd f, feòlmhorachd f
- Slovene: poželenje (sl) n
- Spanish: deseo (es) m, gana (es) f
- Swahili: ari (sw)
- Swedish: begär (sv), lust (sv), längtan (sv)
- Telugu: కోరిక (te) (kōrika)
- Thai: ความใคร่ (th), ความปรารถนา (th), ตัณหา (th)
- Urdu: چاہت (ur) (cāhat) f
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