__-for; desired
I believe the answer is:
hoped
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">for desired</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('hope' can be a synonym of 'desire')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hoped that I've seen before include "Aspired" , "Expected and wished" , "Desired with the expectation of success" , "Desired, with optimism" , "and 25: Anticipated" .)