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desire

[dih-zahyuhr] / dɪˈzaɪər /




VERB
ask, request
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
WEAK
not want


Usage

What are other ways to say desire? Desire, a formal verb, suggests a strong wish: They desire liberation. Wish implies the feeling of an impulse toward attainment or possession of something; the strength of the feeling may be of greater or lesser intensity: I wish I could go home. Want, usually colloquial in use, suggests a feeling of lack or need that imperatively demands fulfillment: People all over the world want peace.

Example Sentences

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He has reiterated concerns about Anthropic’s desire to have input in how the Defense Department uses its technology while praising competitors OpenAI, Google and xAI.

From The Wall Street Journal

“One of the things that brought the initial group together here was a desire to rebel against the traditional Disney musical,” said Collins.

From The Wall Street Journal

And with that thought, with that small understanding, came the desire to learn, to know more not just about wolves but about all things in the woods.

From Literature

"The desire to create a media moment and share it for 'likes' is boosted by the, sometimes, irresponsible behaviours of social media influencers," he said.

From BBC

Mendes-Flohr persuasively reads these letters as the site where theology isn’t lofted above desire but tested within it.

From The Wall Street Journal