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  • 1Desire (emotion) — Desire is a sense of longing for a person or object or hoping for an outcome. Desire is the fire that sets action aflame. The same sense is expressed by emotions such as craving or hankering . When a person desires something or someone, their… …

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  • 2desire — I UK [dɪˈzaɪə(r)] / US [dɪˈzaɪr] noun Word forms desire : singular desire plural desires *** Get it right: desire: When the noun desire is followed by a verb, use the infinitive (not the pattern desire of doing something ): Wrong: A child without …

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  • 3desire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Craving Nouns 1. desire, wish, fancy, fantasy; want, need (see necessity). 2. desirability, appeal, magnetism, attraction. 3. inclination, mind, devices, animus, partiality, penchant, predilection;… …

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  • 4desire — de|sire1 [dıˈzaıə US ˈzaır] n 1.) [U and C] a strong hope or wish desire to do sth ▪ a strong desire to win desire for ▪ a desire for knowledge desire that ▪ It was Harold s desire that he should be buried next to his wife. express/show a desire …

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  • 5desire — de|sire1 [ dı zaır ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something: ordinary human needs and desires a desire to do something: his desire to join the army desire for: their desire for peace and stability in… …

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  • 6desire — 1 verb (transitive not in progressive) 1 formal to want or hope for something very much: the qualities we desire in our employees | desire to do sth: Anyone desiring to vote must come to the meeting. | desire sb to do sth: The prince desired her… …

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  • 7have an itch for something — tv. to have a desire for something. (Have got can replace have.) □ I have an itch for some ice cream. □ We had an itch for a good movie, so we went …

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  • 8Desire (Bob Dylan album) — Desire Studio album by Bob Dylan Released January 5, 1976 …

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  • 9Desire (DC Comics) — Desire Publication information Publisher DC Comics First appearance The Sandman #10 (October 1989) …

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  • 10Desire (U2 song) — Desire Single by U2 from the album Rattle and Hum Released September 1988 …

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