Desire ( noun , verb )

(As a noun)

Desire ( noun )

1. A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.
2. An expressed wish or request.

Origin:

Middle english: from old french desir, from latin desiderium, from desiderare "long for, desire", from de- "away" + sidus "star" (the ancients believed that the stars controlled human destiny and that to long for something was to "await it from the stars").

Examples:

1. She had a desire to travel the world.
2. His desire for a new car led him to save for months.

(As a verb)

Desire ( verb )

1. A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.
2. An expressed wish or request.

Origin:

Middle english: from old french desir, from latin desiderium, from desiderare "long for, desire", from de- "away" + sidus "star" (the ancients believed that the stars controlled human destiny and that to long for something was to "await it from the stars").

Examples:

1. She had a desire to travel the world.
2. His desire for a new car led him to save for months.