- hunger after or for
- vi +prep obj (liter)hungern nach; news sehnsüchtig warten auf (+acc)
English-german dictionary. 2013.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
hunger after — hunger for all actors hunger after such a role Syn: desire, crave, covet; long for, yearn for, pine for, ache for, hanker after, thirst for, lust for; want, need; informal have a yen for, itch for, be dying for … Thesaurus of popular words
hunger after/for — DESIRE, crave; long for, yearn for, pine for, ache for, hanker after, thirst for, lust for; want, need; informal have a yen for, itch for, be dying for, be gagging for. → hunger … Useful english dictionary
hunger after/for — Syn: desire, crave, long for, yearn for, pine for, ache for, hanker after, thirst for, lust for; informal itch for, be dying for, be gagging for … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
hunger after something — ˈhunger for/after sth/sb derived (literary) to have a strong desire or need for sth/sb • He hungered for knowledge. Main entry: ↑hungerderived … Useful english dictionary
hunger after somebody — ˈhunger for/after sth/sb derived (literary) to have a strong desire or need for sth/sb • He hungered for knowledge. Main entry: ↑hungerderived … Useful english dictionary
hunger after/for — have a strong desire for. → hunger … English new terms dictionary
hunger — ► NOUN 1) a feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat. 2) a strong desire. ► VERB (hunger after/for) ▪ have a strong desire for. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Hunger — This article is about the social condition. For the physical sensation, see Hunger (motivational state). For other uses, see Hunger (disambiguation). Hunger is the most commonly used term to describe the social condition of people who frequently… … Wikipedia
hunger — I n. 1) (formal) to allay, alleviate, appease one s hunger 2) to satisfy one s hunger; to gratify one s hunger (fig.) 3) ravenous hunger 4) hunger for (hunger for knowledge) 5) of hunger (to die of hunger) II v. (D; intr.) to hunger after, for *… … Combinatory dictionary
hunger — Synonyms and related words: ache, an universal wolf, appetence, appetency, appetite, appetition, aspire after, be ravenous, break bread, canine appetite, cannibalism, carnivorism, carnivority, carnivorousness, chewing, consumption, count calories … Moby Thesaurus
Hunger (novel) — infobox Book | name = Hunger title orig = Sult translator = George Egerton/Robert Bly/Sverre Lyngstad image caption = author = Knut Hamsun cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = Norwegian series = genre = Fiction, Literature publisher … Wikipedia