| desire | vt 1. long, wish for, mengingini, menghasratkan; (with infin and obj clause) ingin: to ~ wealth and power, mengingini kekayaan dan kuasa; she ~d to be told the truth, dia ingin diberitahu perkara sebenar; she ~d that everyone be present, dia ingin supaya semua orang hadir; 2. have sexual longing for, memberahikan: to ~ so. desperately, amat memberahikan sso; 3. request, meminta: to ~ the immediate withdrawal of the peace-keeping forces, meminta pasukan keamanan ditarik keluar dgn segera; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| desirable | adj 1. advisable, expedient, elok: a common language for all is ~, elok mempunyai satu bahasa utk semua; his presence today is ~ but not essential, elok dia hadir pd hari ini sungguhpun tdk perlu; it is ~ that you should pay in cash, elok sekiranya tuan bayar tunai; 2. sought after, wished for, menjadi idaman: this ~ residence is for sale, kediaman yg menjadi idaman ini adalah utk dijual; one of the city’s ~ suburbs, salah satu kawasan pinggir kota yg menjadi idaman; 3. exciting desire, menggiurkan, menghairahkan, memberahikan: a beautiful and ~ woman, wanita yg cantik dan menggiurkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |