Emotions & feelings
be desperate for something
want or need something very much
To want or need something very much.
Hear it in real life
Do you want to eat now?
Yes, I'm desperate for something hot.
After the long meeting, I was desperate for some fresh air.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I'm desperate of a cup of tea.
Say: I'm desperate for a cup of tea.
This meaning uses 'desperate for,' not 'desperate of.'
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be desperate for something; be desperate for a break
Your turn: say it out loud
After the long meeting, I was desperate for some fresh air.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be desperate for something
want or need something very much
“After the long meeting, I was desperate for some fresh air.”
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