Meaning
6 sensesTo want; to wish for earnestly.
I desire to speak with you.
begehren
жела́тьželátʹ
бажа́тиbažáty
expect and wish
To put a request to (someone); to entreat.
To want emotionally or sexually.
She has desired him since they first met.
begehren
жела́тьželátʹ, вожделе́тьvoždelétʹ
To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
express a desire for
To require; to demand; to claim.
To miss; to regret.
Examples
741 sentencesI have no desire to kiss Tom.
У мене немає жодного бажання цілувати Тома.
ruУ меня нет желания целовать Тома.
I have no desire to talk to Tom.
У мене немає жодного бажання розмовляти з Томом.
We all desire success.
Ми всі прагнемо успіху.
ruМы все желаем успеха.
deWir alle wünschen einen Erfolg.
He couldn't overcome the desire for another cigarette.
Він не міг побороти бажання викурити ще одну сигарету.
Tom has a desire to be wealthy.
Том має бажання бути багатим.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English desir, desire (noun) and desiren (verb), from Old French desirer, desiFrom Middle English desir, desire (noun) and desiren (verb), from Old French desirer, desirrer, from Latin dēsīderō (“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 and desiderate. The verb, along with Old Norse derived want (verb), has mostly replaced native will in modern English.
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Forms
desires, desiring, desired, desiredSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
11 patterns- had no desire
- no desire to
- no desire
- desire to do
- have any desire
- any desire to
- desire to learn
- any desire
- desire to go
- the desire to
- to be desired