desire vs hope

desire and hope both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
desire	Yes	No	Yes	No
hope	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hope is a hyponym of desire; that is, hope is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than desire:

As verbs, desire and hope are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of desire include trust.

desire (noun)	hope (noun)
an inclination to want things	one of the three Christian virtues
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state	grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
something that is desired	the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
	a specific instance of feeling hopeful
	someone (or something) on which expectations are centered

desire (verb)	hope (verb)
feel or have a desire for; want strongly	intend with some possibility of fulfilment
express a desire for	be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes
expect and wish	expect and wish