desire

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  desire 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  desire 
 
  Sense  1 
  desire,  want 
  =>  crave,  hunger,  thirst,  starve,  lust 
  =>  fancy,  go  for  take  to 
  =>  miss 
  =>  hope 
  =>  wish 
  =>  wish,  wish  well 
  =>  wish,  care  like 
  =>  itch 
  =>  like 
  =>  ambition 
  =>  feel  like 
  =>  envy,  begrudge 
  =>  lust  after  lech  after 
  =>  hanker,  long,  yearn 
  =>  need 
  =>  seek 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  desire 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  desire 
 
  Sense  1 
  desire,  want 
  =>  crave,  hunger,  thirst,  starve,  lust 
  =>  fancy,  go  for  take  to 
  =>  miss 
  =>  regret 
  =>  long,  ache,  yearn,  yen,  pine,  languish 
  =>  die 
  =>  hope 
  =>  wish 
  =>  hope,  trust,  desire 
  =>  wish,  wish  well 
  =>  wish,  care  like 
  =>  please 
  =>  itch 
  =>  like 
  =>  ambition 
  =>  feel  like 
  =>  envy,  begrudge 
  =>  covet 
  =>  salivate,  drool 
  =>  lust  after  lech  after 
  =>  hanker,  long,  yearn 
  =>  need 
  =>  seek 
  =>  bid 
  =>  quest 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  desire 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  desire 
 
  3  senses  of  desire 
 
  Sense  1 
  desire,  want 
 
  Sense  2 
  hope,  trust,  desire 
  =>  wish 
 
  Sense  3 
  desire 
  =>  request,  bespeak,  call  for  quest 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  desire 
 
  desire  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  desire 
 
  Sense  1 
  desire,  want 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  hope,  trust,  desire 
  =>  wish 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  desire 
  =>  request,  bespeak,  call  for  quest 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  desire 
  desire 
  desire  to  know 
  sexual  desire 
 
  Overview  of  noun  desire 
 
  The  noun  desire  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (34)  desire  --  (the  feeling  that  accompanies  an  unsatisfied  state) 
  2.  (9)  desire  --  (an  inclination  to  want  things  "a  man  of  many  desires") 
  3.  (2)  desire  --  (something  that  is  desired) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  desire 
 
  The  verb  desire  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (25)  desire,  want  --  (feel  or  have  a  desire  for  want  strongly;  "I  want  to  go  home  now  "I  want  my  own  room") 
  2.  (2)  hope,  trust,  desire  --  (expect  with  desire;  "I  trust  you  will  behave  better  from  now  on";  "I  hope  she  understands  that  she  cannot  expect  a  raise") 
  3.  (2)  desire  --  (express  a  desire  for) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  desire 
  desired 
 
  Overview  of  noun  desire 
 
  The  noun  desire  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (34)  desire  --  (the  feeling  that  accompanies  an  unsatisfied  state) 
  2.  (9)  desire  --  (an  inclination  to  want  things  "a  man  of  many  desires") 
  3.  (2)  desire  --  (something  that  is  desired) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  desire 
 
  The  verb  desire  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (25)  desire,  want  --  (feel  or  have  a  desire  for  want  strongly;  "I  want  to  go  home  now  "I  want  my  own  room") 
  2.  (2)  hope,  trust,  desire  --  (expect  with  desire;  "I  trust  you  will  behave  better  from  now  on";  "I  hope  she  understands  that  she  cannot  expect  a  raise") 
  3.  (2)  desire  --  (express  a  desire  for) 

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