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dori.

to want, to wish (to feel a need for)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Română language

Meaning & usage

verb/doˈri/
  1. to want, to wish (to feel a need for)

    reflexive · transitive
    Angajații doresc să formeze o uniune.
    Exact asta îmi doresc.
  2. to wish (to bestow a thought or gesture)

    transitive
    Îți doresc o zi frumoasă!
  3. to desire (to feel sexual attraction)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *dolh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *doleō Latin doleō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin dolor Late Latin dolus Romanian dor Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Romanian -i Romanian dori From dor + -i.

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