Word

desire, v.
(desired, desires, desiring)
freq. cnt. 29

feel or have a desire for; want strongly
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 414 freq. cnt.: 389 freq. cnt.: 25

desire want

sample sentences

"I want to go home now"
"I want my own room"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s to move

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

want wanter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

desire desire desire

semantic pointers

hyponym

crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust take to, fancy, go for miss hope wish wish, wish well like, wish, care itch, spoil like ambition feel like envy, begrudge lust after, lech after long, yearn, hanker seek

express a desire for
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

desire

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

desire desire

semantic pointers

hypernym

call for, request, bespeak, quest, ask for

expect and wish
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 64 freq. cnt.: 60 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

desire hope trust

sample sentences

"I trust you will behave better from now on"
"I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s to move

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s to move

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hope hope hope hope hope hoper

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

desire desire

semantic pointers

hypernym

wish