vt grief; regret.
2. desire ·vt an expressed wish; a request; petition.
3. desire ·vt excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.
4. desire ·vt anything which is desired; an object of longing.
5. desire ·vt to miss; to regret.
6. desire ·vt to long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
7. desire ·vt to express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
8. desire ·vt to require; to demand; to claim.
9. desire ·vt 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.