{
    "term": "desire",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a strong wish to have or do something",
            "sensetop": "desire for somethingdesire to do somethingdesire that…",
            "labels": "(formal)(formal)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He now had enough money to **satisfy **all **his desires.**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **strong desire** for power/revenge",
                    "contextForm": "desire for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has a **burning desire** to be an artist.",
                    "contextForm": "desire to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **have no desire** *(= I do not want)* to discuss the matter further."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has **expressed a desire** to see you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "his father's desire that he become a lawyer",
                    "contextForm": "desire that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is filled with conflicting desires."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I suppressed the desire to run from the room."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His actions reflect his desire to fit in."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her childhood had created a desire for stability in her life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Horses need to satisfy their desire for space and freedom."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I suddenly felt an overwhelming desire to laugh"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most children have an insatiable desire for knowledge."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She confessed a secret desire to be famous."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The chairman expressed his desire to expand the company."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The human desire for answers is very great."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The search for a better life is one of the most basic desires of human beings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's a growing desire among consumers for more organic products."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were motivated by a deep desire for money and fame."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This was all Liam needed to fuel his desire for revenge."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a long-lasting relationship based on our mutual desire for peace"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt an overwhelming desire to return home."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["burning", "deep", "fervent"],
                "verb + desire": ["feel", "harbour/​harbor", "have"],
                "preposition": ["desire for"],
                "phrases": ["an object of desire"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a strong wish to have sex with somebody",
            "sensetop": "desire for somebody",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**sexual desire**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt a surge of love and desire for him.",
                    "contextForm": "desire for somebody"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["burning", "deep", "fervent"],
                "verb + desire": ["feel", "harbour/​harbor", "have"],
                "preposition": ["desire for"],
                "phrases": ["an object of desire"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a person or thing that is wished for",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When she agreed to marry him, he felt he had achieved **his heart's desire**."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈzaɪə(r)/",
                "audio": "de/desire/desire__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈzaɪər/",
                "audio": "de/desire/desire__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French desir (noun), desirer (verb), from Latin desiderare, perhaps from de- ‘down’ + sidus, sider- ‘star’."
}