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dúil — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • appetite noun A desire to eat.
  • being noun A living creature, especially in phrases like "human being."
  • craving noun A strong, persistent desire for something.
  • creature noun A living being, especially an animal.
  • desire verb To want something strongly.
  • element noun A basic or essential part of something larger.
  • expectation noun A strong belief that something will happen or turn out a certain way.
  • hope verb To want something to happen and believe it might.

Senses

dúil is used for these senses in English:

  • appetite The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.
  • being A living creature.
  • craving A strong desire; yearning.
  • creature A living being, such as an animal, monster, or alien.
  • element One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
  • expectation The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
  • hope (countable, _, or, _, uncountable) The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.

appetite — full definition

  1. noun A desire to eat.
  2. noun A strong desire or eagerness for something in general.

being — full definition

  1. noun A living creature, especially in phrases like "human being."
  2. noun The state of existing; existence itself.
  3. conjunction Given that; since (used to introduce a reason).

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