LUST AFTER/FOR (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)


Meaning of LUST AFTER/FOR (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

lust after/for somebody/something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ lust )

1 . to be strongly sexually attracted to someone, and think about having sex with them:

She had secretly lusted after him for years.

2 . to want something very much, especially something that you do not really need:

This is a car to lust after.

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