To wish or long for; be solicitous for; have a wish for the possession, enjoyment, or being of; crave or covet: as, to desire another's happiness; to desire the good of the common wealth; to desire wealth or fame.To express a wish to obtain; ask; request; pray for.To invite.To require; claim; call for.To long for, as some lost object; regret; miss.Synonyms To crave, want, hanker after, yearn for.To beg. solicit, entreat.To be in a state of desire or longing.n. An emotion directed to the attainment or possession of an object from which pleasure, whether sensual, intellectual, or spiritual, is expected; a passion consisting in uneasiness for want of the object toward which it is directed, and the impulse to attain or possess it; in the widest sense, a state or condition of wishing.n. A craving or longing; yearning, as of affection; longing inclination toward something.n. Appetency; sensual or natural tendency.n. A prayer; petition; request.n. The object of longing; that which is wished for.n. Synonyms to Inclination, appetency, hankering, craving, eagerness, aspiration. See wish.