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Antonyms for desired


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-zahyuh rd
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈzaɪərd



Definition of desired

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Old French desir, from desirer (see desire (v.)); sense of "lust" is first recorded mid-14c.
  • verb want, long for
  • verb ask, request
Example sentences :
  • She awoke Milza, and desired that the household might be summoned.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Her Percival courted with results that left nothing to be desired.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The daughter of Pharaoh saw the youth and desired him for her husband.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • He was ill, and he desired to speak with his still beloved minister.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • I desired her to give it into her own hand, when nobody was by.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • I have desired him to inquire after Lovelace's life and conversation in town.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • They have desired, that I may be consigned over entirely to their management.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • He had another colored man with him, and desired to go right away.
  • Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
  • If toast is used, it should merely be cut in the desired shape.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • They may then be cut up as desired for the recipe to be prepared.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

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