desear — meaning in English
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English meaning
- choose verb To pick one option from among two or more possibilities.
- covet verb To want something very badly, often something that belongs to someone else.
- desire verb To want something strongly.
- hope verb To want something to happen and believe it might.
- long adjective Measuring a great distance from end to end.
- lust noun A strong feeling of desire, especially sexual desire.
- pant noun A quick, heavy breath, especially after exertion.
- thirst noun The feeling of needing something to drink.
- 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.
- yearn verb To have a deep, often wistful longing for something or someone.
- yen noun The official currency of Japan, symbol ¥.
Senses
desear is used for these senses in English:
- choose To prefer; to wish; to desire.
- covet (transitive) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
- hope To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].
- long (intransitive) To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true).
- lust (intransitive, usually in the phrase lust after) To look at or watch with a strong desire, especially of a sexual nature.
- pant (transitive, obsolete) To long for (something); to be eager for (something).
- thirst (intransitive, usually followed by "for") To desire vehemently.
- want (intransitive) To desire (to experience desire); to wish.
choose — full definition
- verb To pick one option from among two or more possibilities.
- verb To decide or prefer to act in a particular way.