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desiderō — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • crave verb To have an intense desire for something, especially food, comfort, or attention.
  • desire verb To want something strongly.
  • lack noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
  • miss verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.
  • need noun A requirement for something essential or important.
  • wish noun A hope or desire for something, especially something not fully within your control.
  • yearn verb To have a deep, often wistful longing for something or someone.

Senses

desiderō is used for these senses in English:

  • crave (ambitransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
  • desire To want; to wish for earnestly.
  • desire To want emotionally or sexually.
  • lack (transitive, stative) To be without, not to have, to need, to require.
  • long for (transitive) To miss (someone).
  • miss (transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret; to feel sadness at the absence of somebody or something.
  • miss (transitive) To fail to notice; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook.
  • need (transitive) To have an absolute requirement for.

crave — full definition

  1. verb To have an intense desire for something, especially food, comfort, or attention.
  2. verb Formal: to ask for something earnestly, especially from someone with authority.

desire — full definition

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

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