hunger for
hunger for — phrasal verb
- hunger forbase form
- hungers for3rd person singular
- hungering for-ing form
- hungered forpast simple
1. to feel a deep and continuous longing for something that matters a great deal to
to feel a deep and continuous longing for something that matters a great deal to you, such as peace, recognition, love, or justice — the way a starving person wants food
After years of being ignored at work, Amara hungered for recognition that her efforts mattered.
hunger for + abstract noun (recognition)
The old photos made Diego hunger for the simple days of his childhood in Oaxaca.
make + object + hunger for (causative structure)
After a long winter alone in a foreign city, Yuki hungered for warm family conversations.
After decades of military rule, the citizens of Yangon hungered for justice and marched despite the risks.
Fatima hungered for knowledge so fiercely that she taught herself physics from library books.
- crave
less formal and more everyday; works for both physical and emotional desires ('crave chocolate', 'crave attention')
- long for
similar register, but suggests wistfulness or nostalgia rather than urgent need
- yearn for
similar register, with a slightly more poetic or emotional tone
- thirst for
nearly synonymous; a parallel metaphor (thirst as desire) used especially in biblical or elevated prose
- be satisfied with
the opposite emotional state — having enough rather than wanting more
- have no desire for
neutral absence of strong wanting
文法句型
hunger for + noun
hunger for + gerund
用法筆記
Frequently used in literary, biblical, or formal contexts. The object is almost always abstract and weighty (peace, justice, knowledge, recognition, meaning) rather than concrete or trivial. Unlike the everyday verb 'crave', 'hunger for' carries a sense of deep emotional or spiritual need. The older variant 'hunger after' appears in biblical English ('Blessed are they which hunger after righteousness') but is rare in modern usage.