describesDesireFor
P90334
predicate
Indicates that one entity expresses or conveys a wish, longing, or aspiration directed toward another entity or outcome.
Observed surface forms (8)
- desire ×10
- wants ×5
- protagonistDesire ×4
- primaryDesire ×3
- hasDesire ×2
- yearnsFor ×2
- PaulDesires ×1
- yearningFor ×1
Sample triples (29)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Cat in the Rain | to rescue the cat from the rain via predicate surface "protagonistDesire" ⓘ |
| Cindy Green | to become a mother via predicate surface "desire" ⓘ |
| Donna Winston | safer life for her family via predicate surface "wants" ⓘ |
| Enid Lambert | to reunite her family for one last Christmas via predicate surface "wants" ⓘ |
| Glen | to be good via predicate surface "wants" ⓘ |
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Homunculus
surface form:
Homunculus (Faust)
|
embodiment via predicate surface "yearnsFor" ⓘ |
| If I Only Had the Nerve | courage ⓘ |
| Jamie Langston | Turbo-Man action figure via predicate surface "primaryDesire" ⓘ |
| Lady Torrance | emotional and sexual fulfillment via predicate surface "desire" ⓘ |
| Lady Torrance | escape from her marriage via predicate surface "desire" ⓘ |
| Lady Torrance | new life away from the town via predicate surface "desire" ⓘ |
| Morgoth | dominion over Arda via predicate surface "desire" ⓘ |
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Mrs. Carrie Watts in The Trip to Bountiful
surface form:
Mrs. Carrie Watts
|
return to her rural hometown Bountiful, Texas via predicate surface "yearnsFor" ⓘ |
| Nomes | covet jewels via predicate surface "primaryDesire" ⓘ |
| Nomes | covet precious metals via predicate surface "primaryDesire" ⓘ |
| Onesimus | to keep Onesimus with him in ministry via predicate surface "PaulDesires" ⓘ |
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Rusalka in Dvořák’s "Rusalka"
surface form:
Rusalka (character)
|
human love via predicate surface "yearningFor" ⓘ |
| Seth the angel | to feel human emotions fully via predicate surface "hasDesire" ⓘ |
| Seth the angel | to live as a mortal via predicate surface "hasDesire" ⓘ |
| Silas | to return to Warren and Mary’s farm via predicate surface "desire" ⓘ |
| Squidward Tentacles | to be a famous artist via predicate surface "wants" ⓘ |
| Squidward Tentacles | to be a famous musician via predicate surface "wants" ⓘ |
| The Hungry Tiger | to eat a fat baby via predicate surface "desire" ⓘ |
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fairy tale "The Little Mermaid"
surface form:
The Little Mermaid
|
to gain a human soul via predicate surface "protagonistDesire" ⓘ |
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fairy tale "The Little Mermaid"
surface form:
The Little Mermaid
|
to live on land with the prince via predicate surface "protagonistDesire" ⓘ |
| The Treatment of Bibi Haldar | to get married via predicate surface "protagonistDesire" ⓘ |
| Vanellope von Schweetz | to become a real racer via predicate surface "desire" ⓘ |
| Vanellope von Schweetz | to have freedom and choice via predicate surface "desire" ⓘ |
| Πολυδέκτης | to marry Danaë via predicate surface "desire" ⓘ |