Crossword Dictionary
desire
desire, want - v
feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
synonyms
appetency, appetite, craving, drive, hankering, hunger, itch, jones [slang], letch, longing, lust, passion, pining, thirst, thirstiness, urge, yearning, yen
in a sentence
a desire for adventure and excitement prompted him to travel to Africa
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at the delegate's desire, the voice vote on the controversial measure was followed by an actual roll call
he greatly desired a new mountain bike for his next birthday
etymology
c. 1300, "a craving or yearning; an emotion directed toward attainment or possession of an object; sensual appetite, physical desire, lust," from Old French desir, from desirer (see desire (v.)). Meaning "that which is longed for" is from mid-14c.