long (v.) Copy link Outline 1. ăveo, 2 (no perf. or sup.)2. gestio, 4 (to l. impatiently)3. dēsīdĕro, 1 (strictly, to l. for what has been once enjoyed4. appĕto, īvi and ĭi, ītum, 3 (esp. of any natural desire or longing) • long (v.): 1. ăveo, 2 (no perf. or sup.): usu. foll. by inf.: strengthened by valde, I l. to know what you are about, valde aveo scire quid agas, Cic. Att. 1, 15: less freq. foll. by acc.: ever to l. for what is wanting, semper a. quod abest, Juv. 3, 970: Cic. 2. gestio, 4 (to l. impatiently): foll. by infin.: I l. to know all your news, g. scire ista omnia, Cic. Att. 4, 11: Pl.: v. to itch (II.). 3. dēsīdĕro, 1 (strictly, to l. for what has been once enjoyed: with ref. to persons or things): cf. Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 113: also in gen. sense; to desire warmly: cf. Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 2, nec honores sitio, nec desidero gloriam: v. to desire. 4. appĕto, īvi and ĭi, ītum, 3 (esp. of any natural desire or longing): we naturally l. for what is good, naturâ bona appetimus, Cic.: v. to seek. Also various circuml. may be used: as, cupiditate ardere, flagrare; desiderio teneri, affici: v. desire (subs.).