Word Definition

Desire

  1. Anything which is desired; an object of longing.
  2. To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
  3. To require; to demand; to claim.
  4. Grief; 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. To miss; to regret.
  7. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
  8. Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.
  9. An expressed wish; a request; petition.