v. t.
Neither shall any man desire thy land. Ex. xxxiv. 24. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ye desire your child to live. Tennyson. [ 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 ]
A doleful case desires a doleful song. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired when she dies. Jer. Taylor.
n. [ F. désir, fr. désirer. See Desire, v. t. ]
Unspeakable desire to see and know. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
And slowly was my mother brought
To yield consent to my desire. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Desire of all nations shall come. Hag. ii. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Filled with desire; eager. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The desireful troops. Godfrey (1594). [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being desireful; eagerness to obtain and possess. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The desirefulness of our minds much augmenteth and increaseth our pleasure. Udall. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Free from desire. Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who desires, asks, or wishes. [ 1913 Webster ]