desired

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪˈzaɪəd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɪˈzaɪɹd/

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• Hyphenation: de‧sired
• Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)d

Verb

desired

1. simple past and past participle of desire

Adjective

desired (comparative more desired, superlative most desired)

1. wished-for, longed-for

   This is a highly desired holiday home.

   Her surprise gift of chocolates didn't have the desired effects

Derived terms

• desiredly
• desiredness
• nondesired
• undesired

Translations

wished for, longed for

• Albanian: gullmuar
• Finnish: kaivattu (fi), toivottu (fi), haluttu (fi)
• German: gewünscht (de), gewollt (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ὀρεκτός (orektós)

• Hindi: वांछित (hi) (vāñchit)
• Italian: desiderato (it)
• Romanian: dorit (ro)

Anagrams

• Reddies, derides, resided