desireverb/dɪˈzaɪə/

• 1

  To want; to wish for earnestly.

  • I desire to speak with you.
  • Neither shall any man desire thy land.
• 2

  To put a request to (someone); to entreat.

  • And when they founde no cause of deeth in hym, yet desired they Pilate to kyll him.
  • Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired.
• 3

  To want emotionally or sexually.

  • She has desired him since they first met.
• 4

  To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.

  • Then shee said, Did I desire a sonne of my Lord ? did I not say, Doe not deceiue me?
  • Desire him to go in; trouble him no more.
• 5

  To require; to demand; to claim.

  • A doleful case desires a doleful song.
• 6

  To miss; to regret.

  • She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired when she dies.

desirenoun/dɪˈzaɪə/

• 1

  The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.

  • Too much desire can seriously affect one’s judgement.
  • He stood...filled with the desire that his son should be like him, and should have sons like him, to people the earth. It is the strongest desire that can come to a man - if it comes to him at all - stronger even than love or the desire for personal immortality.
• 2

  Someone or something wished for.

  • It is my desire to speak with you.
  • You’re my heart’s desire.
• 3

  Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.

  • His desire for her kept him awake at night.
  • Doesn't my body drive you wild with desire?
• 4

  Motivation.