Synonyms: wish, want, be anxious, be eager, be keen
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈzaɪ̯ə*/ |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑛𐑦𐑟𐑲𐑼 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) desire | (I) desired |
| (thou) desirest | (thou) desiredst |
| (he) desires, desireth | (he) desired |
| (we) desire | (we) desired |
| (you) desire | (you) desired |
| (they) desire | (they) desired |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) desire | (I) desired |
| (thou) desire | (thou) desired |
| (he) desire | (he) desired |
| (we) desire | (we) desired |
| (you) desire | (you) desired |
| (they) desire | (they) desired |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| desiring | desired |
| Afrikaans | verlang |
|---|---|
| Albanian | dëshiroj |
| Catalan | desitjar |
| Czech | popřát; přát; přát si; žádat |
| Danish | ønske |
| Dutch | begeren; verlangen; wensen |
| English (Old English) | willan |
| Esperanto | deziri |
| Faeroese | ynskja |
| Finnish | haluta |
| French | désirer; souhaiter |
| German | verlangen; begehren; verlangen nach |
| Hungarian | kíván; vágyik |
| Icelandic | óska |
| Italian | desiderare |
| Jamaican Patois | fiil laik |
| Latin | optare |
| Norwegian | ønske seg; ønske |
| Papiamento | deseá |
| Polish | pragnąć; życzyć |
| Portuguese | desejar; querer |
| Russian | желать; пожелать |
| Saterland Frisian | wonskje |
| Scots | wiss |
| Spanish | desear |
| Sranan | winsi |
| Swedish | önska |
| Turkish | arzu etmek; arzulamak |
| West Frisian | ferlangje |