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I desire to you vs I desire for you

Neither phrase is proper English. The correct form would be "I desire you" or "I have a desire for you." The preposition "to" is not used after the verb "desire" in this context.
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This phrase is not correct in English.

"I desire to you"

The correct form is "I desire you."
  • I have no desire to watch you die.
  • I have no desire to hurt you.
  • You understand I have no desire to leave you.
  • I have no desire to harm you.
  • I have no desire to fight you, Wasp.
  • I have no desire to fight you here.
  • Look, I have no desire to see you again...
  • Lizzie, I desire you to stay where you are!
  • I have no desire to kill you. I love you.
  • My son, I know you desire to be a faithful servant of Christ and His church.
  • I have no desire to hurt you.
  • No! I have no desire to meet you.
  • I'm not sure you'd find it much different, but, frankly, with your qualifications and experience, I have no desire to discourage you.
  • And I heartily desire you all to pray for me.
  • Before anyone else can claim this honour... I desire to be sacrificed.
  • I desire to be taken into the fold of the Roman Catholic Church. Amen.
  • They have done what I desire to do for them.
  • At mine unworthiness, which dare not offer... what I desire to give, and much less take what I shall die to want.
  • Milord, much as I desire to live, I'm not afraid to die.
  • For certain, it must be plain to you now that I desire to find a place in your heart-

Alternatives:

  • I desire you
  • I have a desire for you

This phrase is not correct in English.

"I desire for you"

The correct form is "I have a desire for you."
  • It's not that I don't have desire for you in my heart.
  • You've lost someone dear to your heart... and I have no desire for you to sit here trying to turn that heart to stone.
  • But I trust your desire for Kate Balfour.
  • I was blinded by my desire for revenge.
  • I may have let my desire for revenge overstate his skills.
  • I have an insatiable desire for fame.
  • I'm certain the LAPD shares our desire for justice in this matter.
  • I find my desire for the Fountain greatly lessened.
  • I was completely driven by the desire for blood.
  • Unlike you, I have no desire for revenge.
  • I know only the bodily desire for women.
  • I therefore believe that all of us here have a common desire for more openness.
  • I also welcome the stated desire for top-down harmonisation of energy saving labelling.
  • That said, I would obviously echo your desire for a more cohesive position.
  • Yet, upon you I have no desire for vengeance.
  • I share your desire for flexibility, Mr Swoboda.
  • I cannot think of a single thing I desire.
  • There is nothing I desire more than this.
  • I desire fame above all things.
  • And what I desire at my side.

Alternatives:

  • I desire you
  • I have a desire for you

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