Desire
Desire , transitive verb
[French désirer, Latin desiderare, origin uncertain, perh. from de- + sidus star, constellation, and hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Compare Consider, and Desiderate, and see Sidereal.]
1.
To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
Neither shall any man desire thy land.
Ye desire your child to live.
2.
To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord?
Desire him to go in; trouble him no more.
3.
To require; to demand; to claim. [Obsolete]
A doleful case desires a doleful song.
4.
To miss; to regret. [Obsolete]
She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired when she dies.
Desire , noun
[French désir, from désirer. See Desire, transitive verb]
1.
The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort its continuance or possession; an eager wish to obtain or enjoy.
Unspeakable desire to see and know.
2.
An expressed wish; a request; petition.
And slowly was my mother brought
To yield consent to my desire.
3.
Anything which is desired; an object of longing.
The Desire of all nations shall come.
4.
Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.
5.
Grief; regret. [Obsolete] — Chapman