hanker

[US]/ˈhæŋkə(r)/
[UK]/ˈhæŋkər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. tuntea vahva halu tai himo; kaivata.
Word Forms
Present Participlehankering
Pluralhankers
Past Participlehankered
Third Person Singularhankers
Past Tensehankered

Phrases & Collocations

hanker after

hanker perään

hanker for

hanker puolesta

hanker over

hanker yli

Example Sentences

to hanker for knowledge

haukkoa tietoa

she hankered to go back.

hän kaipasi palata takaisin

(after; for) hanker for knowledge

(jälkeen; varten) haukkoa tietoa

they hankered for the bright lights of the capital.

he kaipasivat pääkaupungin kirkkaita valoja

he hankered after a lost golden age.

hän kaipasi kadotettua kulta-aikaa

He hankered after big city life.

hän kaipasi suurkaupunkielämää

I still hankered for the farm life.

minäkin kaipasin maatilan elämää

She’s always hankering after excitement.

hän kaipaa aina jännitystä

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