- desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
--1 is a kind of feeling
--1 has particulars:ambition, aspiration, dream; bloodlust; temptation; craving; wish, wishing, want; longing, yearning; sexual desire, concupiscence, physical attraction; urge, itch; caprice, impulse, whim Derived form: verb desire1 - desire - an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires"
--2 is a kind of tendency, inclination
--2 has particulars: hunger, thirst; greedDerived forms: verb desire3, verb desire2, verb desire1 - desire - something that is desired
--3 is a kind of arousal
--3 has particulars: rage, passion; materialism, philistinismDerived forms: verb desire3, verb desire2, verb desire1
- desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun desire1, noun desire3, noun desire2
They desire to move
- hope, trust, desire - expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
--2 is one way to wish
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun desire2, noun desire3
They desire to move
- desire - express a desire for
--3 is one way to request, bespeak, call for, quest
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun desire3, noun desire2
Somebody ----s something