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[dɪˈzʌɪə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
(e.g: he resisted public desires for choice in education)
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old French desir (noun), desirer (verb), from Latin desiderare (see desiderate)
[dɪˈzʌɪə], (Verb)
Definitions:
- strongly wish for or want (something)
(e.g: he never achieved the status he so desired)
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Middle English: from Old French desir (noun), desirer (verb), from Latin desiderare (see desiderate)
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