HANKER AFTER/FOR (SOMETHING)

Meaning of HANKER AFTER/FOR (SOMETHING) in English

hanker after/for something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ hanker )

to feel strongly that you want something:

She hankered for a new life in a different country.

holidaymakers who hanker after the sun

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

HANKER — v. desirar vivmen
English interlingue dictionary
HANKER — intransitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: probably from Dutch dialect ~en Date: 1627 to have a strong or persistent desire ; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HANKER — I. ˈhaŋkə(r), ˈhaiŋ- verb ( hankered ; hankered ; hankering -k(ə)riŋ ; hankers ) Etymology: probably from Flem. hankeren (akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AFTER
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANKER — (v. i.) To linger in expectation or with desire.
Английский словарь Webster
HANKER — (v. i.) To long (for) with a keen appetite and uneasiness; to have a vehement desire; -- usually with for …
Английский словарь Webster
HANKER — ( v. i. ) To long (for) with a keen appetite and uneasiness; to have a vehement desire; -- usually …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HANKER — ( v. i. ) To linger in expectation or with desire.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AFTER — ( prep. ) In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of; as, to make a thing after a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AFTER — ( prep. ) Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HANKER — — hankerer , n. /hang"keuhr/ , v.i. to have a restless or incessant longing (often fol. by after, for, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AFTER — /af"teuhr, ahf"-/ , prep. 1. behind in place or position; following behind: men lining up one after the other. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HANKER — v. desire, crave, long for
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AFTER — I. ˈaf-tər adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æfter; akin to Old High German aftar after, and probably to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HANKER — intransitive verb ( han·kered ; han·ker·ing -k(ə-)riŋ) Etymology: probably from Dutch dialect hankeren Date: 1627 : to have a strong …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HANKER — vi to linger in expectation or with desire. 2. hanker ·vi to long (for) with a keen appetite and uneasiness; …
Webster English vocab
AFTER — adj hinder; nearer the rear. 2. after ·prep below in rank; next to in order. 3. after ·prep behind in …
Webster English vocab
HANKER — ■ verb ( ~ after/for/to do something ) feel a desire for or to do something. Derivatives ~er noun Origin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HANKER — [han.ker] vi han.kered ; han.ker.ing [prob. fr. Flem hankeren, freq. of hangen to hang; akin to OE hangian] (1642): to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AFTER — [af.ter] adv [ME, fr. OE aefter; akin to OHG aftar after, and prob. to OE of of] (bef. 12c): following …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HANKER — hanker BrE AmE ˈhæŋk ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ hanker|ed d ▷ hankering ˈhæŋk ə r‿ɪŋ ▷ hanker|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HANKER — / ˈhæŋkə(r); NAmE / verb hanker after / for sth to have a strong desire for sth : [ v …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AFTER — / ˈɑːftə(r); NAmE ˈæf-/ preposition , conjunction , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. later than sth; following sth in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HANKER — han ‧ ker /ˈhæŋkə $ -ər/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Probably from Flemish hankeren , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AFTER — I. af ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈɑːftə $ ˈæftər/ BrE AmE preposition , conjunction , adverb [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HANKER — v.intr. (foll. by for, after, or to + infin.) long for; crave. øøhankerer n. hankering n. [obs. hank, prob. rel. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AFTER — prep., conj., adv., & adj. --prep. 1 a following in time; later than (after six months; after midnight; day after …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AFTER — prep., conj., adv., & adj. prep. 1 a following in time; later than (after six months; after midnight; day after …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AFTER — prep., conj., adv., & adj. --prep. 1. a following in time; later than (after six months; after midnight; day after …
Oxford English vocab
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HANKER — ( hankers, hankering, hankered) If you hanker after something, you want it very much. I hankered after a floor-length brown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AFTER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AFTER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AFTER — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES After much deliberation ▪ After much deliberation , first prize was awarded to Derek …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
HANKER — after/for [phrasal verb] [T] - to have a strong desire for (something), esp. if you cannot or should not have …
Cambridge English vocab
HANKER — To hanker after any thing; to have a longing after or for it.
Slang English vocab
AFTER — I. adverb so as to follow in time or space after, we turned toward home Synonyms: afterward, afterwhile, behind, by …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
AFTER — See ↑ AFTER 1,2,3,4,8, ↑ LATER 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be after • ↑ be/come after • ↑ come after …
Longman Activator English vocab
AFTER — INDEX: 1. after a particular time or event 2. after a particular period of time has passed 3. starting to …
Longman Activator English vocab
AFTER — adj. 25B6; preposition he made a speech after the performance : FOLLOWING, subsequent to, at the close/end of, in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HANKER — v. Usually, hanker after or for. yearn for, long for, thirst after or for, hunger after or for, itch for, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
AFTER — preposition 1 BAD : After a week we're going to Italy. GOOD : In a week's time we're going to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HANKER — гл. страстно желать, очень хотеть, жаждать (after, for) This wet summer makes me hanker after a holiday in the sun. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AFTER — 1. предл. 1) за, позади (местонахождение, следование Run after him and catch him! ≈ Беги за ним и поймай! Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HANKER — hanker.ogg 1. ʹhæŋkə n (for, after) сильное желание, стремление 2. ʹhæŋkə v 1. (for, after) страстно желать, жаждать; очень хотеть; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOR — for.ogg 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AFTER — after.ogg _I 1. ʹɑ:ftə a 1. последующий; позднейший in after years /days/ - в будущем an after period of life …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HANKER — гл.страстно желать, очень хотеть, жаждать ( after, for) This wet summer makes me hanker after a holiday in the sun. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SOMETHING — 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - он …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HANKER — 1. ʹhæŋkə n (for, after) сильное желание, стремление 2. ʹhæŋkə v 1. (for, after) страстно желать, жаждать; очень хотеть; тосковать …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); fə …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AFTER — _I 1. ʹɑ:ftə a 1. последующий; позднейший in after years /days/ - в будущем an after period of life - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HANKER — гл. ( hanker after, hanker for ) страстно желать, очень хотеть, жаждать This wet summer makes me hanker after a …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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