cupio — meaning in English

English meaning

• desire verb To want something strongly.
• wish noun A hope or desire for something, especially something not fully within your control.

Senses

cupio is used for these senses in English:

• desire To want; to wish for earnestly.
• desire To want emotionally or sexually.
• long for (transitive) To have a desire for (a thing or an event).
• wish (intransitive, followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome), even if that outcome is unlikely to occur or cannot occur.

desire — full definition

1. verb To want something strongly.
2. noun A strong feeling of wanting something.

wish — full definition

1. noun A hope or desire for something, especially something not fully within your control.
2. verb To want or hope for something, often something unlikely or impossible.
3. verb To express a hope for someone's wellbeing or good fortune.

Related Latin words