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(v)
To crave, want or desire.
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(intransitive, stative) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
(intransitive) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
(adj)
Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
(transitive) To have a strong desire for.
(intransitive) To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.
(ambitransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
(n)
An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
To want; to wish for earnestly.
(intransitive, stative) To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.
Long trousers/pants, as opposed to shorts.
To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.
(intransitive) To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
(transitive) To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
(transitive) To yearn over or about; yearn for; long for; desire.
(transitive) To have a desire for (a thing or an event).
To have a desire for something, or to do something.
(transitive) To miss; to feel the absence of; to long for.
(transitive) To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand.
(countable and uncountable) A requirement for something; something needed.
A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.
(transitive) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.
(uncountable) A deep caring for the existence of another.
(transitive, idiomatic) To desire with intensity and commitment, to earnestly long for.
To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
(transitive, emphatic, obsolete) To crave; crave for.
Past tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.
One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
To want; to desire (used to form polite requests, suggestions etc.)
(now chiefly in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
(informal, intransitive) To want to be a part of something.
(transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
(idiomatic) To intend to do or achieve.
(transitive, idiomatic) To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.
To try to get (something) by extending one's arm or moving one's hand.
To intend to (do something).
(intransitive) To strive again.
To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
(countable) Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.
Alternative form of set one's heart on. [(transitive, idiomatic) To desire with intensity and commitment, to earnestly long for.]
To be in a casual or illicit romantic relationship.
(transitive) To regard with wonder and delight.
(transitive) To have one's eye on, to set one's sights on, to seek, to pursue.
(countable or uncountable) The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.
(transitive) To influence or alter.
(transitive, colloquial) To be very angry with; to have a grudge against; to intend revenge against.
(transitive) To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.
(idiomatic) To seek inspiration or advice or reward from someone.
To await or look forward to something with great eagerness.
To deeply enjoy or be fulfilled by something esteemed as very important in one's life.
(archaic, transitive) To intend; to mean to.
Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.
(transitive) To seek.
(archaic, intransitive) To last, continue, endure.
(slang, transitive) To fancy; to be romantically or sexually attracted to.
(transitive, formal) To wait for.
Used in a phrasal verb: abide by (“to accept and act in accordance with”).
(transitive) To try for, to attempt to reach.
(slang, idiomatic, transitive) To be attracted (sexually or romantically) to (someone); to fancy someone.
(transitive) To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).
(intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.
(intransitive) To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy.
(transitive) To feel again.
To be inclined; to have a propensity to.
(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection.
A surname from German.
The desire to purchase goods and services.
(with to) To look after (e.g. an ill person.)
(transitive) To ask earnestly or beg for (something, such as a benefit or favour).
The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
(intransitive, often followed by "in"): To yield to a temptation or desire.
(ambitransitive) To predict or believe that something will happen
A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.
(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.
To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.
(transitive) To make or hold dear; endear.
To follow quickly, often in an effort to catch or catch up with (someone or something).
(transitive) To be romantically interested in (someone).
(transitive, also reflexive) To care for; to keep safe.
(transitive, archaic, of goats or sheep) To give birth to.
To copy or imitate, especially a person.
(transitive, with in as preposition) To trade (buy and sell) a named commodity.
(idiomatic) To begin, as a new habit or practice.
(transitive) To pursue as a goal; to work hard to achieve.
(countable) Money paid for a transport ticket.
A formal message requesting something.