volere — meaning in English
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English meaning
- desire verb To want something strongly.
- hanker verb To crave, want or desire.
- mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
- want verb To wish for or desire something.
- will verb A modal verb used to talk about the future, often with a sense of intention or certainty.
- wish noun A hope or desire for something, especially something not fully within your control.
- would verb Used to describe what someone was going to do, from the point of view of the past.
Senses
volere is used for these senses in English:
- desire To want emotionally or sexually.
- hanker To crave, want or desire.
- mean (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. [from 8th c.]
- want (countable) A desire, wish, longing.
- want (intransitive) To desire (to experience desire); to wish.
- wish (intransitive, followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome), even if that outcome is unlikely to occur or cannot occur.
- would Used interrogatively to express a polite request; are (you) willing to …? [from 15th c.]
desire — full definition
- verb To want something strongly.
- noun A strong feeling of wanting something.