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欲する[ほっする] (hossuru)

desire; want; wish

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Meaning

欲する (ほっする, hossuru) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “desire; want; wish”.

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Example sentences 11

彼かれは名声めいせいを欲ほっしています

He wants fame.

己おのれの欲ほっするところを人ひとに施ほどこせ。

Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.

彼かれはしきりに名声めいせいを欲ほしていた。

He was anxious for fame.

己おのれの欲ほっせざる所ところは人ひとに施ほどこす勿なかれ。

Do to others as you would have others do to you.

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