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(v)
(intransitive, usually in the phrase lust after) To look at or watch with a strong desire, especially of a sexual nature.
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(intransitive) To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
(intransitive) To be in need of food.
(intransitive) To be thirsty.
(intransitive, also figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.
To want; to wish for earnestly.
(transitive) To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand.
(intransitive) To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
(transitive) To forgive (a person).
(intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.
(transitive) To beg or plead for (something) earnestly or urgently; to beseech.
To beg or implore something of (a person).
(ambitransitive) To try to find; to look for; to search for.
(adj)
Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
(transitive, emphatic, obsolete) To crave; crave for.
To crave, want or desire.
(transitive) To have a desire for (a thing or an event).
(transitive) To miss; to feel the absence of; to long for.
(transitive) To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
(transitive) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
(n)
(countable and uncountable) A requirement for something; something needed.
(transitive) To yearn over or about; yearn for; long for; desire.
To have a desire for something, or to do something.
(uncountable) A deep caring for the existence of another.
A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.
A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.
(transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
To want; to desire (used to form polite requests, suggestions etc.)
To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
(transitive, idiomatic) To desire with intensity and commitment, to earnestly long for.
Past tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.
To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
(transitive) To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.
To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.
(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.
A formal message requesting something.
A cry or shout.
To try to get (something) by extending one's arm or moving one's hand.
(rare) To whet the appetite.
To be in a casual or illicit romantic relationship.
The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.
(transitive) To influence or alter.
(intransitive, often followed by "in"): To yield to a temptation or desire.
(transitive) To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).
To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection.
(transitive) To evoke.
The desire to purchase goods and services.
(figuratively) To request, demand.
(transitive) To have one's eye on, to set one's sights on, to seek, to pursue.
(transitive) To ask earnestly or beg for (something, such as a benefit or favour).
A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.
(intransitive) To strive again.
(slang, transitive) To fancy; to be romantically or sexually attracted to.
(countable) Money paid for a transport ticket.
(transitive) To acquire or obtain.
A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.
(transitive) To repay (a debt owed); specifically, to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.)
A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
(now rare) To try to find or attain; to seek.
(transitive, idiomatic) To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.
(transitive) To possess, own.
(transitive) To seek.
(transitive, figurative) To exploit or victimize.
A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).
satay
(transitive, idiomatic, informal) To devote one's time obsessively to.
An order to do something.
(transitive) To regard with wonder and delight.
(intransitive) To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy.
(transitive) To try for, to attempt to reach.
Alternative spelling of savour. [(countable) An aroma or smell.]
(transitive) To eat.
(informal, intransitive) To want to be a part of something.
(slang, idiomatic, transitive) To be attracted (sexually or romantically) to (someone); to fancy someone.
Alternative form of set one's heart on. [(transitive, idiomatic) To desire with intensity and commitment, to earnestly long for.]
Used in a phrasal verb: abide by (“to accept and act in accordance with”).
(figuratively) A person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors.
(countable) Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.
(transitive) To quench again.
(archaic, transitive) To please; to gratify.
Archaic spelling of entice. [(transitive) To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.]
(intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.
(personal) To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink).
(transitive) To lay hold of; apprehend; grip; grasp.
To deeply enjoy or be fulfilled by something esteemed as very important in one's life.
(transitive) To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.
(intransitive) To enjoy luxury, to indulge.
(rare before the 19th century, now literary) To choose, settle on, opt.
(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.
To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.
(transitive) To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
(transitive) To become fond of someone or something.