desire
US / dɪˈzaɪr/
・UK /dɪ'zaɪə(r)/
A2
v.t.Transitive VerbTo wish for, hope or want something
What I desire is for you to be happy
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Thing that is wished for or wanted
My desire is to have a happy family
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A strong feeling of sexual wanting.
She felt a surge of desire.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A request or wish.
They fulfilled her every desire.
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Gen Z is reshaping the future of work – here’s how
- Not a company, not a title, not even a paycheck, because that is what's going to make the biggest difference in how you find the work experience." To bosses, what I tell is, understand that these people are impatient, understand that their desire is to grow and to learn.
Not a company, not a title, not even a paycheck, because that is what's going to make the biggest difference in how you find the work experience." To bosses, what I tell is, understand that these people are impatient, understand that their desire is to grow and to learn.
- Understand that their desire is to grow and to learn.
Understand that their desire is to grow and to learn.
Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33
- and that this was actually a good thing because the desire to consume manufactured goods could spur economic growth.
and that this was actually a good thing because the desire to consume manufactured goods could spur economic growth.
- because the desire to consume manufactured goods
because the desire to consume manufactured goods
8 Odd Dog Behaviors That Have Hidden Meanings
- It seems that wolves enjoy crunching on some grass from time to time, and they've left this desire in our dog's DNA.
It seems that wolves enjoy crunching on some grass from time to time, and they've left this desire in our dog's DNA.
- and they've left this desire in our dog's DNA.
and they've left this desire in our dog's DNA.
How to Survive a Building Explosion
- When in crisis, humans naturally desire to hold their breath.
When in crisis, humans naturally desire to hold their breath.
- When in crisis, humans naturally desire to hold their breath,
When in crisis, humans naturally desire to hold their breath,
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- But we can also use it in any context where one thing increases your desire for something else.
But we can also use it in any context where one thing increases your desire for something else.
- where one thing increases your desire for something else.
where one thing increases your desire for something else.
The Science of Pornography Addiction (SFW)
- The more time you spend doing it, the more dopamine gets released, which reinforces the behavior and makes you not only desire it in the future,
The more time you spend doing it, the more dopamine gets released, which reinforces the behavior and makes you not only desire it in the future,
- The more time you spend doing it, the more dopamine gets released which reinforces the behavior and makes you not only desire it in the future but require it.
The more time you spend doing it, the more dopamine gets released which reinforces the behavior and makes you not only desire it in the future but require it.
The Science of BACON!
- just the snack you desire, but the smell itself is a perfect example of chemistry at work,
just the snack you desire, but the smell itself is a perfect example of chemistry at work,
- just the snack you desire, but the smell itself is a perfect example of chemistry at work,
just the snack you desire, but the smell itself is a perfect example of chemistry at work,
Self-Esteem
- But it's not so easy running around your whole lifelong desperate to put out the raging fires of self-hatred, striving to impress everyone you meet in search of an unsatisfied desire for a parental approval you never knew.
But it's not so easy running around your whole lifelong desperate to put out the raging fires of self-hatred, striving to impress everyone you meet in search of an unsatisfied desire for a parental approval you never knew.
- striving to impress everyone you meet in search of an unsatisfied desire for a parental approval you never knew.
striving to impress everyone you meet in search of an unsatisfied desire for a parental approval you never knew.
What's the Truth About the First Thanksgiving?
- Instead, they expressed a fervent desire to pay the natives for the dried corn they found, if only they could find someone to pay.
Instead, they expressed a fervent desire to pay the natives for the dried corn they found, if only they could find someone to pay.
Serving a hot customer in retail
- *Feelings of longing and desire*
*Feelings of longing and desire*