Definition of desire

• v. t. - To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
• v. t. - To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
• v. t. - To require; to demand; to claim.
• v. t. - To miss; to regret.
• v. t. - 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.
• v. t. - An expressed wish; a request; petition.
• v. t. - Anything which is desired; an object of longing.
• v. t. - Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.
• v. t. - Grief; regret.