desire

To want; to wish for earnestly.

I desire to speak with you.

Neither shall any man desire thy land.

To put a request to (someone); to entreat.

And when they founde no cause of deeth in hym, yet desired they Pilate to kyll him.

Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired.

To want emotionally or sexually.

She has desired him since they first met.

To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.

Then shee said, Did I desire a sonne of my Lord ? did I not say, Doe not deceiue me?

Desire him to go in; trouble him no more.

To require; to demand; to claim.

A doleful case desires a doleful song.

The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.

Too much desire can seriously affect one’s judgement.

He stood...filled with the desire that his son should be like him, and should have sons like him, to people the earth. It is the strongest desire that can come to a man - if it comes to him at all - stronger even than love or the desire for personal immortality.

Someone or something wished for.

It is my desire to speak with you.

You’re my heart’s desire.

Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.

His desire for her kept him awake at night.

Motivation.