desear

to desire; to wish; to want (formal/literary)

d e s e ˈa ɾ

verb Uncommon #13,526

to desire; to wish; to want (formal/literary) Commonly used in more formal contexts than 'querer'. In the present tense, 'yo deseo' contains the verb 'desear' conjugated.

SP: Quiero desearte mucha suerte en tu nuevo trabajo.

EN: I want to wish you lots of luck in your new job.

Conjugation of desear

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
First	deseo	deseamos
Second	deseas	—
Third	desea	desean

Subjunctive present

	Singular	Plural
First	deseo	deseamos
Second	deseas	—
Third	desea	desean

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	desea	—
Third	desee	—

Conditional

	Singular	Plural
First	desearía	—
Third	desearía	—

Indicative imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	deseaba	—
Third	deseaba	deseaban

Subjunctive imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	deseaba	—
Third	deseaba	deseaban

deseardesearte

Present

deseando

Indicative past

	Singular	Plural
First	deseé	deseamos
Third	deseó	—

Subjunctive

	Singular	Plural
Second	desees	—

Past

deseado

Eres todo lo que un hombre pudiera desear.

You are everything a man could wish for.

Tu conducta deja bastante que desear.

Your behavior leaves much to be desired.

Tu resumen no deja nada que desear.

Your summary leaves nothing to be desired.

Estoy harto de desear que las cosas tengan sentido.

I'm tired of wishing things made sense.

— Mystic River (2003)

Creo que sí, pero no tenemos grandes motivos para desear la llegada del día.

I think so, but we don’t have much reason to look forward to the day.

— Enrique V (1989)

Su composición no deja nada que desear.

Its composition leaves nothing to be desired.

Bueno, puede desear todo lo que quiera, pero será en vano.

Well, you can wish for whatever you want, but it will be in vain.

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)

Tom tiene todo lo que un niño podría desear.

Tom has everything a child could wish for.

Te hace desear tener un bebé, ¿cierto?

It makes you want to have a baby, doesn't it?

— Madre (Madeo) (2009)

La puntería de Mary deja mucho que desear.

Mary's aim leaves much to be desired.

Es el mejor amigo que alguien podría desear en la vida.

He's the best friend anyone could ever wish for.

Verte me hace desear ser humano otra vez.

Seeing you makes me wish I could be human again.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

El servicio en este hotel deja un tanto que desear.

The service at this hotel leaves something to be desired.

Para hacer dinero, uno debe primero desear el dinero.

To make money, one must first desire money.

Eres todo lo que un hombre puede desear.

You are everything a man could wish for.

Las instalaciones de este polideportivo aún dejan mucho que desear.

The facilities at this sports center still leave a lot to be desired.

Uno no puede desear lo que uno no conoce.

You can't desire what you don't know.

Pero lo único que te puedo desear es que tengas una hija desdichada.

But the only thing I can wish for you is that you have an unhappy daughter.

— Devdas (2002)

Puedes desear estar muerto, pero el tiempo corre a tu favor.

You may wish you were dead, but time is on your side.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Tienes todo lo que un hombre puede desear.

You have everything a man could want.

No desear es lo mismo que poseer.

Not wanting is the same as possessing.

La actitud de Mary deja mucho que desear.

Mary's attitude leaves much to be desired.

Tom tiene todo lo que un hombre podría desear.

Tom has everything a man could want.

Los sueldos que nos paga Mary dejan mucho que desear.

The salaries Mary pays us leave much to be desired.

Se hace desear.

It makes you want it.

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

No parecías desear aquel libro.

You didn’t seem to want that book.