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Word: Desire
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French desir (noun), desirer (verb), from Latin desiderare (see desiderate)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈzʌɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
Short Definition:strong feeling of wanting something
Examples:- he resisted public desires for choice in education
Word: Desire
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈzʌɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
strongly wish for or want (something)
Short Definition:strongly wish for
Examples:- he never achieved the status he so desired
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