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Common
verb
•
To want; to
wish
for
earnestly
.
•
To
put
a
request
to (someone); to
entreat
.
•
To want
emotionally
or
sexually
.
•
To
express
a
wish
for; to
entreat
; to
request
.
•
To
require
; to
demand
; to
claim
.
•
To
miss
; to
regret
.
noun
•
Someone
or something
wished
for.
•
Strong
attraction
,
particularly
romantic
or
sexual
.
•
The
feeling
of
desiring
; an
eager
longing
for something.
•
Motivation
.
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hope
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dream
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expectation
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Rhymes
fire
hire
sire
lier
dire
dyer
byre
trier
quire
briar
dryer
afire
shire
skier
spire
drier
flyer
crier
attire
retire
aspire
admire
squire
higher
umpire
entire
expire
empire
desire
require
inspire
inquire
suspire
Maguire
enquire
acquire
supplier
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Lineage
desire
English
desiren
Middle English (1100-1500)
desirrer
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
desidero
Latin
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