Collocations for "desire"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "desire" in context.
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desire
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [a strong, an intense, an unwavering] desire (to)
- [sexual, physical, carnal] desires
- a [burning, genuine] desire (for)
- a desire for [peace, change, politics]
- the desire to [help, have, see, make, learn]
- have no desire to [stay, go, try]
- (don't) act on your desire (to, for)
- resist the desire [to, for]
- [realize, overcome, feed] your desire for
- am overcome with desire for
- was burning with desire
- the object of [her, every schoolboy's] desire
- sexually explicit: am full of desire for you
- the desire and the [commitment, ability, motivation] to
- desire [fame, fortune, wealth]
- desire [the truth, peace, a raise]
- desire [her, his body]
- desired to be [famous, a vet, a footballer]
- desired by [some, many, all]
- [everything, anything] you desire
- anything your heart desires
- your [ideas, suggestions, opinions] are desired
- [she, the boss, the board, the judge] desires your presence
'desire' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ability
- born
- burn
- burning
- control
- earnest
- feel
- fire
- flatter
- fleeting
- frustrated
- fuel
- genuine
- hamper
- intense
- jaded
- keen
- leer
- lip
- look
- lukewarm
- lust
- mad
- male
- mastery
- nurture
- object
- overthrow
- overwhelming
- quench
- quiet
- relieve
- resist
- reveal
- romance
- ruthless
- satisfy
- seldom
- sexual
- sincere
- spanking
- subdue
- sudden
- surrender
- sweat
- tame
- throttle
- thwart
- trigger
- unconscious