deziri

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Etymology

Borrowed from French désirer and English desire, from Latin dēsīderō.

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  • Rhymes: -iri
  • Hyphenation: de‧zi‧ri

Verb

deziri (present deziras, past deziris, future deziros, conditional dezirus, volitive deziru)

  1. to desire, to wish
    • 1908, Henri Vallienne, Ĉu li?, ch. 10:
      Mi faros tion, kion vi deziras.
      I'll do what you wish.
    • 1973 December 29, J. C. Kilburn, “Esperantistoj! (personal advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 28, page 10:
      Iu, kiu dezirus korespondi kun eksterlandaj gesamseksemuloj, bonvole skribu al []
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to wish (someone)

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