ache for

verb

To desire or want something, or someone, very much.

“He ached for her as he'd never ached for any woman.”

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Meanings

verbache for (third-person singular simple present aches for, present participle aching for, simple past and past participle ached for)

present singular third person aches for · participle present aching for · participle past ached for · past ached for

  1. To desire or want something, or someone, very much.

    He ached for her as he'd never ached for any woman.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
long

Translations

Dutch verlangen, smachten naar
  • verlangento desire or want very much
  • smachten naarto desire or want very much
Finnish kaivata
  • kaivatato desire or want very much
Greek λαχταρώ, πονώ
  • λαχταρώ (lachtaró)to desire or want very much
  • πονώ (ponó)to desire or want very much
Polish pożądać
  • pożądaćto desire or want very much
Spanish anhelar, ansiar
  • anhelarto desire or want very much
  • ansiarto desire or want very much
Swedish längta efter
  • längta efterto desire or want very much
Cite this entry
APA

ache for. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ache%20for

MLA

“ache for.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ache%20for. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ache for,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ache%20for.

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