(~s)
A ~ for something is a very strong desire for it.
He spoke of his ~ for another child...
He always had a ~ to be a schoolteacher.
= longing
N-VAR: oft N for n, N to-inf
(~s)
A ~ for something is a very strong desire for it.
He spoke of his ~ for another child...
He always had a ~ to be a schoolteacher.
= longing
N-VAR: oft N for n, N to-inf
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012