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desired

 
Adjective desired has 2 senses
  1. coveted, desired, in demand, sought after - greatly desired
    Antonym: undesirable (indirect, via desirable)
  2. craved, desired - wanted intensely; "the child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies"; "it produced the desired effect"
    Antonym: unwanted (indirect, via wanted)
Verb desire has 3 senses
  1. desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
    Derived forms: noun desire1, noun desire3, noun desire2
    Sample sentence:
    They desire to move
  2. hope, trust, desire - expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
    --2 is one way to wish
    Derived forms: noun desire2, noun desire3
    Sample sentence:
    They desire to move
  3. desire - express a desire for
    --3 is one way to
    request, bespeak, call for, quest
    Derived forms: noun desire3, noun desire2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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