after/for [phrasal verb] [T] - to have a strong desire for (something), esp. if you cannot or should not have itWhat did you hanker after most when you were in prison?Even after all these years, I still hanker for a motorbike.I'm rather impatient with writers who spend their time hankering after the past.
HANKER
Meaning of HANKER in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012