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Noun
S:
(n)
desire
(the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state)
S:
(n)
desire
(an inclination to want things)
"a man of many desires"
S:
(n)
desire
(something that is desired)
Verb
S:
(v)
desire
,
want
(feel or have a desire for; want strongly)
"I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
S:
(v)
hope
,
trust
,
desire
(expect and wish)
"I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
wish
(hope for; have a wish)
"I wish I could go home now"
S:
(v)
desire
,
want
(feel or have a desire for; want strongly)
"I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
hope
[Related to:
hope
] (one of the three Christian virtues)
derivationally related form
Overview
synset
S:
(n)
hope
(one of the three Christian virtues)
W:
(n)
hope
[Related to:
hope
] (someone (or something) on which expectations are centered)
"he was their best hope for a victory"
W:
(n)
hope
[Related to:
hope
] (grounds for feeling hopeful about the future)
"there is little or no promise that he will recover"
W:
(n)
hope
[Related to:
hope
] (the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled)
"in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"
W:
(n)
hope
[Related to:
hope
] (a specific instance of feeling hopeful)
"it revived their hope of winning the pennant"
W:
(n)
hoper
[Related to:
hope
] (a person who hopes)
"only an avid hoper could expect the team to win now"
W:
(n)
desire
[Related to:
desire
] (an inclination to want things)
"a man of many desires"
W:
(n)
desire
[Related to:
desire
] (something that is desired)
sentence frame
S:
(v)
desire
(express a desire for)