meaning of desire
1. To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
2. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
3. To require; to demand; to claim.
4. To miss; to regret.
5. 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.
6. An expressed wish; a request; petition.
7. Anything which is desired; an object of longing.
8. Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.
9. Grief; regret.
10. an inclination to want things; "a man of many
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