de·sire (dĭ-zīr′) tr.v. de·sired, de·sir·ing, de·sires 1. To wish or long for; want 2. To want to have sex with (another person). 3. To express a wish for; request. The name fit her perfectly. The way she swayed with that certain bounce in her step. She was seductive when she was simply just walking. Desire Jane Hankins was a 16 year old girl with the mind of a 20 year old man. All she thought about was sex. You could say it is a bad thing but she sees it as a blessing.