desideravere
Dictionary entries
- Entry →desidero, desiderare, desideravi, desideratus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
desire/want, long/wish for, request, require/need; miss, lack; lose;; want to know; investigate/examine/discuss (L+S); raise the question;
pl. perf. act. ind. 3rd
Examples
- P
Liber III
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...fessum. [forte victi] haud perinde rebus prosperis ducem desideraverant atque in adversis deesse intellegebant. nutantem aciem victor equitatus..." - P
Agricola
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from Minor Works
"...tamen lacrimis comploratus es, et novissima in luce desideravere aliquid oculi tui. Si quis piorum manibus locus..."