What is Desire? A Basic Definition

Desire \De*sire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desired; p. pr. & vb.
  
         n. Desiring.] [F.
         d['e]sirer, L. desiderare, origin
  
         uncertain, perh. fr. de- + sidus star, constellation, and
 
          hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf.
         Consider,
   and
         Desiderate, and see
         Sidereal.]
  
         1. To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
     
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            Neither shall any man desire thy land. --Ex. xxxiv.
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            Ye desire your child to live.         --Tennyson.
     
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   2. To express a wish for; to entreat;
         to request.
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            Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? --2
                                                  Kings iv. 28.
    
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            Desire him to go in; trouble him no more. --Shak.
     
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   3. To require; to demand; to claim.
         [Obs.]
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            A doleful case desires a doleful song. --Spenser.
     
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   4. To miss; to regret. [Obs.]
     
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            She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired
            when she dies.                        --Jer. Taylor.

 
          Syn: To long for; hanker after; covet; wish; ask;
         request;
        solicit; entreat; beg.

   Usage: To
         Desire, Wish. In desire
         the feeling is usually
          more eager than in wish. "I wish you to do this" is a
          milder form of command than "I desire you to do this,"
          though the feeling prompting the injunction may be the
          same. --C. J. Smith.
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Tue Jan 6

• GOODS OF DESIRE
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Mon Jan 5

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• AV Flox: Love 2.0: Online Or Alienated?: In real life, you can't block someone who's right in front of you. You can't always select who you work with the way you select who you choose to interact with. You can't opt out of someone screaming at you from across the table. And you can't really sleep on insults being hurled at you the way you might sleep on a nasty e-mail. Have we become so used to relationships online with other people's personas, so stripped of the mundane stuff of life, that we've become intolerant of reality?
• The Power of Persuasion: The power of persuasion has never been needed more than at this point in time. When people are distressed, it is the responsibility of the enlightened and awakened ones to show the light of Life to those who sitting in darkness. Your power to persuade and communicate the light of Life is their only hope. That's the power of persuasion. Read the full story inside...
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Sun Jan 4

• Overcoming Bias: Wanting To Want
• René Girard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fri Jan 2

• No sex for me, please!

Thu Jan 1

• Music Review of Desire by Andrew Keese and The Associates: Desire welcomes us in a slow emotional instrumental starter, ?Mercy?. It is pure piano-playing in different keys throughout this track. It?s like Andrew is trying to tell us a story with each different note.
• 4 Tips for the Beginner Golfer | Golf Ball Driver: Are you just starting to learn the game of golf? Here are some tips designed for beginners when it comes to golfing. Golf swing basics are the most fundamental

Wed Dec 31

• Changing stress levels can make brain flip from desire' to dread'

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