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желать — meaning in English

zhelat

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English meaning

  • desire verb To want something strongly.
  • jones noun Slang for heroin.
  • list noun A series of names, items, or numbers written or said one after another.
  • 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.

Senses

желать is used for these senses in English:

  • desire To want; to wish for earnestly.
  • desire To want emotionally or sexually.
  • feel like To have a desire for something, or to do something.
  • in demand Sought-after; popular; coveted.
  • jones (US, slang) Have an intense craving.
  • list (transitive, archaic) To desire, like, or wish (to do something).
  • 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.

desire — full definition

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

jones — full definition

  1. noun Slang for heroin.
  2. noun An addiction or a strong, nagging craving for something.
  3. verb To crave something intensely.

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