Desired
Translation- Desired
- Desire De*sire", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desired}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Desiring}.] [F. d['e]sirer, L. desiderare, origin
uncertain, perh. fr. de- + sidus star, constellation, and
hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf. {Consider},
and {Desiderate}, and see {Sidereal}.]
1. To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
[1913 Webster]
Neither shall any man desire thy land. --Ex. xxxiv. 24. [1913 Webster]
Ye desire your child to live. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
2. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request. [1913 Webster]
Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? --2 Kings iv. 28. [1913 Webster]
Desire him to go in; trouble him no more. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
3. To require; to demand; to claim. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
A doleful case desires a doleful song. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
4. To miss; to regret. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired when she dies. --Jer. Taylor.
Syn: To long for; hanker after; covet; wish; ask; request; solicit; entreat; beg.
Usage: To {Desire}, {Wish}. In desire the feeling is usually more eager than in wish. ``I wish you to do this'' is a milder form of command than ``I desire you to do this,'' though the feeling prompting the injunction may be the same. --C. J. Smith. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Look at other dictionaries:
desired — 1> желанный … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
desired — /di zuyeurd /, adj. 1. yearned or wished for; coveted. 2. deemed correct or proper; selected; required: The chef added stock until the sauce reached the desired consistency. [1250 1300; ME; see DESIRE, ED2] * * * … Universalium
desired — 1) ожидаемый 2) желанный 3) программный 4) требуемый 5) желаемый 6) искомый – desired precision – desired quantity – desired signal – desired variance extract desired harmonic… … Англо-русский технический словарь
desired — прил. желательный, желанный; приятный Syn : desirable, hoped for желанный … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
Desired Life Ministries — (DLM), is an evangelical Christian 501(c)(3) non profit organization based in the United States. The organization describes itself as teaching men and women what their spiritual lives have to do with the rest of their lives . The group is… … Wikipedia
Desired birth rate — is a non conventional demographic term that describes the average number of children that couples want or are planning to have in their fertility age in a particular country or region. Desired birth rate can be thought as expected total fertility … Wikipedia
desired by — желательный при … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
desired clearance — номинальный зазор … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
desired condition — мат. заданное условие … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
desired effect — желательный результат … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
Фильмы
- Following the Way of Robbery and Violence. (The Sovier Army)., 1984 — Annotation: About criminal activities of American imperialist circles in starting and conducting invasive wars. Upon reuqest of the General Political Departmentof the USSR. Film description: The film…
- The Desire to Believe., 1989 — Annotation: About the XIII World Youth and Student Festival. History: In the summer of 1989 in Pyongyang held XIII World Festival of Youth and Students. Film description: XIII World Festival of Youth…
- Morris: Desire,