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desire

n. an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires"

desire

n. the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

desire

n. something that is desired

want

v. feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

express a desire for

v. express a desire for

trust, hope, expect

v. expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"

hankering, yen

n. a yearning for something or to do something

taste, preference, predilection, penchant

n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

inclination

n. that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music"

proclivity, propensity, leaning

n. a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"

tendency, propensity, leaning

n. an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"

fondness, fancy, partiality

n. a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"

appetite, appetency, appetence

n. a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks

lust, itch, lecherousness, lustfulness

n. a strong sexual desire

compulsion, obsession

n. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will

please

v. be the will of or have the will (to); "he could do many things if he pleased"

parallel

v. be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"

yen, pine, ache, languish, long, yearn

v. have a yen for

choose, see proper, see fit

v. see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"

prefer, like better

v. like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"

like

v. find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"

treasure, prize, value, appreciate, hold dear

v. hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"

request, ask

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

hope, expect, go for

v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

look, wait, expect, await, look forward to, wait for

v. look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

anticipate, foreknow, foresee

v. realize beforehand

counter, anticipate, foresee, forestall

v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

expect, anticipate

v. regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"

think, believe

v. judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"

antipathy, aversion, distaste

n. a feeling of intense dislike

dislike, feel distaste for

v. have or feel a dislike or distaste for; "I really dislike this salesman"

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