désirer
Meaning
to desire, want
Concepts
be fond of
yearn for
I want
wish for
love passionately
not want
be going to
be popular
famish
search for
be loved
wish to have
wish well
Synonyms
avoir envie de
je veux
rêver de
chercher à
“embrasser d’un coup d’œil”
aspirer à
je t’aime
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/de.zi.ʁe/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Latin dēsīderāre (“long for, desire, feel the want of, miss, regret”), apparently from de- + sidus (“a star”) (see sidereal), but the connection of thought is not clear.
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