ansiar

v.

1 to long for, to ache for, to desire, to aim for.

2 to yearn to, to want to, to be aching to, to ache to.

3 to yearn, to yen.

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ansiar

Conjugation model [DESVIAR], like {{link=desviar}}desviar

► verbo transitivo

1 to long for, yearn for

■ ansiaba la paz she longed for peace

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verb

to long for, yearn for

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1.

VT to long for, yearn for

ansiar hacer algo — to long to do sth, yearn to do sth

2.

VI

ansiar por algn — to be madly in love with sb

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verbo transitivo (liter) <libertad/poder> to long for, yearn for

el tan ansiado reencuentro — the long-awaited reunion

ansiar + inf — to long to + inf

ansiaba que regresara — he longed o yearned for her to return

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= gag for, lust (for/after/over), yearn, itch for.

Ex. Ireland is gagging for affordable broadband, according to a survey of 1400 net users.

Ex. These two women were Samaria and Jerusalem, lusting after foreigners and foreign ways, and abandoning their god for shallow and ephemeral pleasures.

Ex. Since time immemorial, people have yearned for an immediate way to capture living moments in a picture.

Ex. It seems like he's itching for a change but doesn't know exactly the direction or directions to pursue in order to accomplish the change.

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verbo transitivo (liter) <libertad/poder> to long for, yearn for

el tan ansiado reencuentro — the long-awaited reunion

ansiar + inf — to long to + inf

ansiaba que regresara — he longed o yearned for her to return

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= gag for, lust (for/after/over), yearn, itch for.

Ex: Ireland is gagging for affordable broadband, according to a survey of 1400 net users.

Ex: These two women were Samaria and Jerusalem, lusting after foreigners and foreign ways, and abandoning their god for shallow and ephemeral pleasures.

Ex: Since time immemorial, people have yearned for an immediate way to capture living moments in a picture.

Ex: It seems like he's itching for a change but doesn't know exactly the direction or directions to pursue in order to accomplish the change.

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ansiar [A17 ]

vt

(liter); ‹paz/libertad/poder› to long for, yearn for

el día del tan ansiado reencuentro the day of the long-awaited reunion

ansiar + INF to long to + INF

ansía alcanzar el éxito he longs to achieve success, he yearns after o craves success (liter)

ansiar QUE + SUBJ:

ansiaba que regresara he longed o yearned for her to return, he longed o yearned for her return (liter)

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ansiar (conjugate ansiar) verbo transitivo (liter) ‹libertad/poder› to long for, yearn for;

◊ ansiar hacer algo to long to do sth

ansiar verbo transitivo to long for, yearn for

'ansiar' also found in these entries:
English:
crave
- thirst for
- hanker

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ansiar vt

ansiar algo to long for sth;

encontraron la felicidad que tanto ansiaban they found the happiness that they had been longing for;

ansiaba regresar a su país she longed to return to her country;

todos ansiamos llegar a un acuerdo we are all anxious to reach an agreement;

ansían que el problema se resuelva lo antes posible they are anxious for the problem to be solved as soon as possible

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ansiar

v/t yearn for, long for

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ansiar {85} vt

: to long for, to yearn for

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ansiar vb to long