Definitions
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
desire .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective wanted intensely
- adjective greatly desired
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Examples
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Mrs. Luke was now Lady Horrocks: she had the title desired of her heart.
The Odd Women George Gissing 1880
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That long overdue functionality will then make it possible for us to recognize loyal Forbes.com users and reward them for what we call "desired behaviors" - how many staffers, contributors and topics they follow; how many times they visit Forbes.com during a month or a day; how many times their comments are "Called Out"; and much more.
Forbes.com: News Lewis DVorkin 2012
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The effect desired is that not one passion only should be seen in her, but a concourse of the passions.
On the Sublime Hal Duncan 2010
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For example, unemployment problems reflecting an inability of the employed to obtain desired full-time employment (35 or more hours of work per week) have reached historical proportions in the labor market recession with nine million of the employed encountering such a problem on average during 2010.
Andrew Sum: The Distribution of the Burden of Rising Labor Market Problems Andrew Sum 2010
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The outcome desired is a recommendation to raise revenues.
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Yes i think so as you can see it in desired concert only US devision .. ll Says:
Plentyoffish date of a lifetime with a superstar. « The Paradigm Shift 2009
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How people think they can criticize the behaviour of others when their own leaves so much to be desired is a mystery to me.
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For example, unemployment problems reflecting an inability of the employed to obtain desired full-time employment (35 or more hours of work per week) have reached historical proportions in the labor market recession with nine million of the employed encountering such a problem on average during 2010.
Andrew Sum: The Distribution of the Burden of Rising Labor Market Problems Andrew Sum 2010
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And when they did try something different, either the subject matter (Lone Star) or execution (My Generation) left a lot to be desired from the audience's point of view.
Ask Matt: Fringe, Terriers, House, Bones, Fall Malaise and More! 2010
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These new brand ambassadors are almost the perfect instruments for surreptitiously sparking and cultivating a groundswell of desire within desired target markets.
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