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desire
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/dɪˈzaɪə/
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/dɪˈzaɪɚ/
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desire
noun
desires
pl
UK
/dɪˈzaɪə/
US
/dɪˈzaɪɚ/
желание
She had a strong desire to travel the world.
У неё было сильное желание путешествовать по миру.
Additional translations
стремление
вожделение
пожелание
Synonyms
wish
longing
craving
yearning
aspiration
hunger
thirst
want
need
passion
desire
verb
desired
Past Simple
desired
Past Participle
desiring
Gerund
UK
/dɪˈzaɪə/
US
/dɪˈzaɪr/
желать
I desire to travel the world.
Я желаю путешествовать по миру.
хотеть
She desires a new job.
Она хочет новую работу.
стремиться
He desires to improve his skills.
Он стремится улучшить свои навыки.
Synonyms
want
wish
long for
crave
yearn for
hanker after
covet
aspire to
Antonyms
dislike
detest
hate
reject
desire
adjective
UK
/dɪˈzaɪə/
US
/dɪˈzaɪr/
Used attributively before another noun to denote association with desire, e.g., "desire path".
Definitions
desire
noun
A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.
Her desire for knowledge led her to pursue a degree in physics.
A person or thing that is wished for.
The new car was the desire of many in the neighborhood.
Strong sexual feeling or appetite; libido.
There was a palpable desire between them from the very first moment.
desire
verb
To wish or long for; want.
She desires to travel the world and experience different cultures.
To express a wish to obtain; request.
He desired that the meeting be postponed until next week.
desire
adjective
Attributive: relating to or denoting consumer wants or the feeling of wanting something.
Urban planners studied desire paths to understand how people naturally move through the space.
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