desiring
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Desire \De*sire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desired; p. pr. & vb. n. Desiring.] [F. d['e]sirer, L. desiderare, origin uncertain, perh. fr. de- + sidus star, constellation, and hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf. Consider, and Desiderate, and see Sidereal.]
1.To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet. [1913 Webster]
Neither shall any man desire thy land.— Ex. xxxiv. 24.[1913 Webster]
Ye desire your child to live.— Tennyson.[1913 Webster]
2.To express a wish for; to entreat; to request. [1913 Webster]
Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord?— 2 Kings iv. 28.[1913 Webster]
Desire him to go in; trouble him no more.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
3.To require; to demand; to claim. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
A doleful case desires a doleful song.— Spenser.[1913 Webster]
4.To miss; to regret. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired when she dies.— Jer. Taylor.
Syn: To long for; hanker after; covet; wish; ask; request; solicit; entreat; beg.
Usage: To Desire, Wish. In desire the feeling is usually more eager than in wish. "I wish you to do this" is a milder form of command than "I desire you to do this," though the feeling prompting the injunction may be the same. --C. J. Smith. [1913 Webster]