Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
I asked the doctor if I was long for this world
But it doesn't matter, because Roxie's not long for this town. As soon as her mother's better, she'll be on her way to Paris.2009, Karen Hawkins, Talk of the Town, page 126:
He was the object of my affection; I longed for him to notice me.
Oh how I long for this pandemic to end so we can go dancing again.
At times I long for the patience of Job and the wisdom of Solomon.1960 April 14, A. W. Bennett, “A Locomotive Shedmaster's Day”, in Railway Magazine, page 272:
He remembered those long years before his marriage, when he had longed for her and she had resisted him[…]2011, Edith Sitwell, Fanfare for Elizabeth:
“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.”1888, Tighe Hopkins, For Freedom, volume 2, page 104:
For some time he had not heard from his consort[…]His heart longed for her and his child.1982, Luise Mühlbach, chapter LIV, in F. Jordan, transl., Napoleon and Blücher: An Historical Novel, page 297:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| longs for | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| longing for | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| longed for | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| longed for | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
crave for · sigh for · yearn for · hanker after · salivate over
de verlangen (to miss) · nv íítʼiʼ (to have desire for; to yearn) · no lengte (to have desire for; to yearn) · pl zapragnąć (to have desire for; to yearn) · izh ikävöittää (to miss) · he כָּמַהּ (to have desire for; to yearn) · pl pragnąć (to have desire for; to yearn) · de sich sehnen (to miss) · de begehren (to have desire for; to yearn) · pt sentir saudade (to miss) · cmn 盼念 (to miss) · pt almejar (to have desire for; to yearn) · fi ikävöidä (to have desire for; to yearn) · vec bramizar (to have desire for; to yearn) · fi kaivata (to have desire for; to yearn) · nl verlangen (to miss) · ja あこがれる (to miss) · sv längta tillbaka till (to miss) · he נָהָה (to have desire for; to yearn) · ja 憧れる (to miss) · ru скуча́ть (to miss) · cmn 願望 /愿望 (to have desire for; to yearn) · cmn 渴望 (to have desire for; to yearn) · pl zatęsknić (to miss) · fi ikävöidä (to miss) · mn үгүйлэх (to have desire for; to yearn) · fr convoiter (to have desire for; to yearn) · pl tęsknić (to miss) · he הִתְגַּעֲגֵעַ (to have desire for; to yearn) · dlm bramur (to have desire for; to yearn) · az darıxmaq (to have desire for; to yearn) · fr languir (to miss) · grc ὁμείρομαι (to have desire for; to yearn) · pt estar com saudade (to miss) · ru жа́ждать (to miss) · izh ikävöijä (to miss) · la desidero (to miss) · pl stęsknić się (to miss) · es anhelar (to have desire for; to yearn) · pl stęskniać się (to miss) · sv längta efter (to have desire for; to yearn) · la cupio (to have desire for; to yearn) · pt ter saudade (to miss) · cmn 思念 (to miss) · ru стреми́ться (to miss) · he הִשְׁתּוֹקֵק (to have desire for; to yearn) · eo sopiri (to have desire for; to yearn) · pt ansiar (to have desire for; to yearn) · ja 恋い慕う (to miss) · nl begeren (to have desire for; to yearn) · ca enyorança (to have desire for; to yearn) · it bramare (to have desire for; to yearn) · pt desejar (to have desire for; to yearn) · grc ποθέω (to have desire for; to yearn) · fi kaivata (to miss) · ar اِشْتَاقَ (to miss) · izh ikävöittää (to have desire for; to yearn) · izh ikävöijä (to have desire for; to yearn) · es echar de menos (to miss) · pt sentir falta (to miss) · cmn 想念 (to miss) · ru тоскова́ть (to miss)