Found 4 items, similar to Desire.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: desire
keinginan
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: desire
bercita-cita, berkeinginan, hendak, idam, idaman, karsa, mencita-cita, mengingini, menginginkan, pendambaan, perdambaan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: desire
desire
n 1: the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
2: an inclination to want things;
“a man of many desires”
3: something that is desired
desire
v 1: feel or have a desire for; want strongly;
“I want to go home
now”;
“I want my own room” [syn:
want]
2: expect and wish;
“I trust you will behave better from now
on”;
“I hope she understands that she cannot expect a
raise” [syn:
hope,
trust]
3: express a desire for
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Desire
Desire
\De*sire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Desired; p. pr. & vb.
n.
Desiring.] [F. d['e]sirer, L. desiderare, origin
uncertain, perh. fr. de- + sidus star, constellation, and
hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf.
Consider,
and
Desiderate, and see
Sidereal.]
1. To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
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Neither shall any man desire thy land. --Ex. xxxiv.
24.
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Ye desire your child to live. --Tennyson.
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2. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
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Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? --2
Kings iv. 28.
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Desire him to go in; trouble him no more. --Shak.
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3. To require; to demand; to claim. [Obs.]
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A doleful case desires a doleful song. --Spenser.
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4. To miss; to regret. [Obs.]
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She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired
when she dies. --Jer. Taylor.
Syn: To long for; hanker after; covet; wish; ask; request;
solicit; entreat; beg.
Usage: To
Desire,
Wish. In desire the feeling is usually
more eager than in wish.
“I wish you to do this” is
a milder form of command than
“I desire you to do
this,” though the feeling prompting the injunction
may be the same. --C. J. Smith.
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Desire
\De*sire"\, n. [F. d['e]sir, fr. d['e]sirer. See
Desire, v. t.]
1. The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or
the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort
its continuance or possession; an eager wish to obtain or
enjoy.
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Unspeakable desire to see and know. --Milton.
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2. An expressed wish; a request; petition.
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And slowly was my mother brought
To yield consent to my desire. --Tennyson.
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3. Anything which is desired; an object of longing.
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The Desire of all nations shall come. --Hag. ii. 7.
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4. Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.
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5. Grief; regret. [Obs.] --Chapman.
Syn: Wish; appetency; craving; inclination; eagerness;
aspiration; longing.
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