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  1. 1. v. t. To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To frame or express desires concerning; to invoke in favor of, or against, any one; to attribute, or cal down, in desire; to invoke; to imprecate. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. Desire; eager desire; longing. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. A thing desired; an object of desire. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. a specific feeling of desire Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. an expression of some desire or inclination Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare Source: wordnet
  11. 11. n. the particular preference that you have Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something Source: wordnet

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