hanker

/hæɳkə/

Thân thiện

She hankers for a slice of warm apple pie.

Definition

Verb: To have a strong, persistent, and often restless desire for something; to yearn or long for something intensely.

Usage

The verb "hanker" is used to express a deep, sometimes nagging, craving or wish for something that one does not currently have. It often implies a sense of nostalgia or a desire for something unattainable or from the past. It is commonly followed by the prepositions for or after.

Examples

• She hankered for the quiet life of the countryside after years in the noisy city.
• Even as an adult, he sometimes hankers after the carefree days of his childhood.
• I don't know why, but I just hanker for a slice of homemade apple pie right now.

Advanced Usage

• To hanker to do something: This structure uses an infinitive to express a strong desire to perform a specific action.
  • He hankered to travel the world and see all its wonders.
• The noun form is hankering, meaning a persistent desire.
  • She had a sudden hankering for salty potato chips.

Variants and Related Words

• Hankering (n): A strong, persistent desire.
  • I have a hankering to visit my old school.

Synonyms

• Yearn
• Long
• Crave
• Pine
• Lust (for)

Related Phrases

• Hanker after/for: The standard phrasal construction.
  • Many people hanker after fame, not realizing its burdens.

Học thuật

Verb

1. desire strongly or persistently

Từ đồng nghĩa

• long
• yearn