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desired

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //dɪˈzaɪɝd// UK //dɪzˈaɪəd// de·sired

v. wanted or needed by someone. It describes something that people hope to get or achieve.

v. strongly wished for or intended. Often used to describe a specific outcome or a target state in technical or formal contexts.


SIMPLE

The medicine produced the desired effect quickly.

CONTEXTUAL

After several adjustments to the recipe, the chef finally achieved the desired level of spiciness.

COMPLEX

The policy change failed to yield the desired results, leading the committee to reconsider its initial assumptions about market behavior.

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Usage

Commonly functions as an attributive adjective placed before the noun it modifies.

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