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desire definition
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)
desire definition
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