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Meanings of desiring in English

Russian
желание
Portuguese
desejo
Spanish
anhelo
Catalan
desig

Desire for a specific item or event.

        желание
        Usage of desiring in English
        1
        Eugene was in the act of desiring the usher to announce him.
        Prince Eugene and His Times
        2
        The King desiring to know the facts, they related the following story:
        The Awakening of China
        3
        In being offended at a blow, on in desiring glory so much.
        Pascal's Pensées
        4
        Anyone desiring to do so can find the information in this volume.
        The Story of The American Legion: The Birth of the Legion
        5
        The 28th men frequented these when desiring a rest in their walks.
        The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial For...
        6
        He leaned back with the air of desiring the conference to cease.
        A Millionaire of Yesterday
        7
        I, too, had special reasons for desiring this change in the law.
        Woman and the Republic / A Survey of the Woman-Suffrage Movement...
        8
        Mr. Dixon is by no means a pioneer in desiring a separation.
        The Hindered Hand; or, The Reign of the Repressionist
        9
        I have my reason for desiring you and the lady to withdraw.
        An Enemy to the King / From the Recently Discovered Memoirs of t...
        10
        Why should he be so ardent in desiring grave and verbose writers?
        Heretics
        11
        The poor idiot insists on Blivens, desiring to perpetuate the family monicker.
        Green Fancy
        12
        She had begun the world desiring one thing, and had missed it.
        Phineas Finn / The Irish Member
        13
        The Communists are further reproached with desiring to abolish countries and nationality.
        The Communist Manifesto
        14
        They avoided all tourist places, desiring only the real flavor of Mexico.
        The new yorker
        15
        So he had at least the virtue of desiring to be independent.
        David Elginbrod
        16
        Sample copy free to any one desiring to examine the little newspaper.
        The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 16...
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        Translations for desiring
        Portuguese
        desejo
        Catalan
        desig
        Desiring through the time
        Desiring across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common
        United States of America
        Less common