verb🔗ShareTo want; to wish for earnestly."I desire to speak with you."mindemotionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo put a request to (someone); to entreat."The student, desiring extra help with her math homework, asked the teacher for a meeting after school. "communicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo want emotionally or sexually."She has desired him since they first met."emotionsexhumanmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo express a wish for; to entreat; to request."Example Sentence: "Desiring a second chance, the student politely asked the teacher to retake the quiz." "attitudeemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo require; to demand; to claim."The landlord is desiring payment for the month's rent. "demandvalueactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo miss; to regret."I'm desiring the days of summer vacation, now that school has started again. "mindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA yearning for; a want."Her constant desiring of a new bicycle made saving money difficult. "emotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading