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lust for something — ˈlust after/for sb/sth derived (often disapproving) to feel an extremely strong, especially sexual, desire for sb/sth Main entry: ↑lustderived … Useful english dictionary
lust after — phrasal verb lust after or lust for [transitive] Word forms lust after : present tense I/you/we/they lust after he/she/it lusts after present participle lusting after past tense lusted after past participle lusted after 1) lust after/for someone… … English dictionary
lust after — or lust for 1) PHRASAL VERB If you lust after someone or lust for them, you feel a very strong sexual desire for them. [V P n] From what I hear, half the campus is lusting after her. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you lust after or lust for something, you… … English dictionary
lust for/after something — she lusted after adventure Syn: crave, desire, want, long for, yearn for, dream of, hanker for/after, hunger for, thirst for, ache for … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
ˈlust after sth — phrasal verb to want something very much … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
lust — lust1 [lʌst] n [: Old English;] 1.) [U and C] very strong sexual desire, especially when it does not include love ▪ My feelings for Lauren were pure lust. 2.) [singular, U] a very strong desire to have something, usually power or money used to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lust — lust1 [ lʌst ] noun uncount 1. ) a strong feeling of wanting to have sex: DESIRE 2. ) great enthusiasm for something: PASSION: the artist s lust for life lust lust 2 [ lʌst ] verb lust after or lust for phrasal verb transitive 1. ) lust after/for … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lust for — phrasal verb lust after or lust for [transitive] Word forms lust after : present tense I/you/we/they lust after he/she/it lusts after present participle lusting after past tense lusted after past participle lusted after 1) lust after/for someone… … English dictionary
lust — 1 noun 1 (C, U) very strong sexual desire, especially when it does not include liking or love: What Len felt for her was pure lust. 2 (uncountable + for) a very strong desire to have something, usually power or money: hard faced men driven by a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lust — noun 1) his lust for her Syn: desire, longing, passion, libido, sex drive, sexuality, lechery, lasciviousness; informal horniness; Brit.; informal randiness 2) a lust for power Syn … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
