begehren — meaning in English
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English meaning
- concupiscence noun An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.
- covet verb To want something very badly, often something that belongs to someone else.
- crave verb To have an intense desire for something, especially food, comfort, or attention.
- desire verb To want something strongly.
- hanker verb To crave, want or desire.
- love verb To feel deep affection or care for someone or something.
- lust noun A strong feeling of desire, especially sexual desire.
- request verb To ask for something, often politely or formally.
Senses
begehren is used for these senses in English:
- concupiscence An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.
- covet (transitive) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
- crave (ambitransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
- desire (countable) Someone or something wished for.
- hanker To crave, want or desire.
- long for (transitive) To have a desire for (a thing or an event).
- love (usually, transitive, sometimes, _, intransitive) To seek the good or honor of (someone), care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).
- lust (archaic) A general want or longing, not necessarily sexual.
concupiscence — full definition
- noun An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.
- noun the desire of a person's lower appetite, contrary to reason, which subjugates and inclines them to experience temptation and to give in to sin, due to the Fall and original sin.