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desire

[dih-zahyuhr] / dɪˈzaɪər /




VERB
ask, request
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
WEAK
not want


Usage

What are other ways to say desire? Desire, a formal verb, suggests a strong wish: They desire liberation. Wish implies the feeling of an impulse toward attainment or possession of something; the strength of the feeling may be of greater or lesser intensity: I wish I could go home. Want, usually colloquial in use, suggests a feeling of lack or need that imperatively demands fulfillment: People all over the world want peace.

Example Sentences

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“I like the trajectory, the coachable spirit and the desire to put winning first from this group,” Close said.

From Los Angeles Times

While Warsh might have taken a more "dovish stance" on inflation during his interview process, "this pick may suggest a desire to calm speculation on Fed independence loss," according to Pesole.

From Barron's

“This would be at odds with the administration’s apparent desire to lower mortgage rates,” he writes.

From Barron's

"I'm a pragmatist, a British pragmatist, applying common sense," the prime minister told us on the plane, saying his desire was to "make Britain face outwards again."

From BBC

An endless buffet of Internet content is available to help anyone of any age develop the same competency and desire.

From Salon