long for
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long for
adjective
- likely to remain for a long time I asked the doctor if I was long for this world
verb longs for · longing for · longed for
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To have a desire for (a thing or an event).
He was the object of my affection; I longed for him to notice me.
Similar: salivate over, yearn for, crave for, hanker after, sigh for
- To miss (someone). “I will stay now, if you bid me,” she replied, as low. “See, I am going to my mother, who longs for me as I for her. I will not go unless you let me.”
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verb to have desire for; to yearn
| Español | anhelar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 願望 /愿望 yuànwàng, 渴望 kěwàng |
| Português | desejar, ansiar, almejar |
| Français | convoiter |
| Deutsch | begehren |
| Italiano | bramare |
| עברית | כָּמַהּ kamá, נָהָה nahá, הִשְׁתּוֹקֵק hishtokék, הִתְגַּעֲגֵעַ hitga'agéa |
verb to miss
| Español | echar de menos |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | あこがれる akogareru, 憧れる akogareru, 恋い慕う koishitau |
| 中文 | 想念 xiǎngniàn, 思念 sīniàn, 盼念 pànniàn |
| Português | sentir saudade, ter saudade, estar com saudade, sentir falta |
| Français | languir |
| Deutsch | sich sehnen, verlangen |
| Русский | скуча́ть skučátʹ, тоскова́ть toskovátʹ, жа́ждать žáždatʹ, стреми́ться stremítʹsja |
| العربية | اِشْتَاقَ ištāqa |
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title = {long for},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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