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desired
de·sire D0160700 (dĭ-zīr′)tr.v. de·sired, de·sir·ing, de·sires 1. To wish or long for; want: a reporter who desires an interview; a teen who desires to travel.2. To want to have sex with (another person).3. To express a wish for; request.n.1. a. The feeling of wanting to have something or wishing that something will happen.b. An instance of this feeling: She had a lifelong desire to visit China.2. Sexual appetite; passion.3. An object of such feeling or passion: A quiet evening with you is my only desire.4. Archaic A request or petition.
[Middle English desiren, from Old French desirer, from Latin dēsīderāre, to observe or feel the absence of, miss, desire : dē-, de- + -sīderāre (as in cōnsīderāre, to observe attentively, contemplate; see consider).]
de·sir′er n.Synonyms: desire, covet, crave, want, wish
These verbs mean to have a strong longing for: desire peace; coveted the new car; craving fame and fortune; wanted a drink of water; wished that she had gone to the beach.desired (dɪˈzaɪəd) adjwished forThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | desired - greatly desiredcoveted, in demand, sought afterdesirable - worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome" | | 2. | desired - wanted intensely; "the child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies"; "it produced the desired effect"cravedwanted - desired or wished for or sought; "couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster" |
desiredadjective1. intended, wanted, wished for, needed, longed for, coveted, sought-after His warnings have provoked the desired response.2. required, necessary, correct, appropriate, right, expected, fitting, particular, express, accurate, proper, exact Cut the material to the desired size.TranslationsIdiomsSeedesireEncyclopediaSeeDesiredesired
Synonyms for desiredadj intendedSynonyms- intended
- wanted
- wished for
- needed
- longed for
- coveted
- sought-after
adj requiredSynonyms- required
- necessary
- correct
- appropriate
- right
- expected
- fitting
- particular
- express
- accurate
- proper
- exact
Synonyms for desiredadj greatly desiredSynonyms- coveted
- in demand
- sought after
Related Wordsadj wanted intenselySynonymsRelated Words |