longs for
Aches to have
To long for something is to yearn or ache for it—a desire that implies both intensity and duration.
You long for what you don't have: She longs for the life she left behind, He longs for a world that no longer exists.
The phrase suggests emotional depth rather than casual wanting.
- yearnsDesires with intensity
- cravesDesires intensely
- desiresStrong wants or cravings
- heart's desireOne's truest want
- covetsDesires enviously
wish · dying wish · homesickness · wants · pining · pines away · melancholy · emotion · thirst · unrequited · lost love · aching · reminiscence · hankering · nostalgia · good old days · hunger · ache