hanker for

covets

ˈkʌvɪt

verb

yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another).

I covet one of their smart bags

desire,be consumed with desire for,crave,have one’s heart set on,want,wish for,long for,yearn for,dream of,aspire to,hanker for,hanker after,hunger after/for,thirst for,ache for,fancy,burn for,pant for

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coveting

ˈkʌvɪt

verb

yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another).

I covet one of their smart bags

desire,be consumed with desire for,crave,have one’s heart set on,want,wish for,long for,yearn for,dream of,aspire to,hanker for,hanker after,hunger after/for,thirst for,ache for,fancy,burn for,pant for

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covet

ˈkʌvɪt

verb

yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another).

I covet one of their smart bags

desire,be consumed with desire for,crave,have one’s heart set on,want,wish for,long for,yearn for,dream of,aspire to,hanker for,hanker after,hunger after/for,thirst for,ache for,fancy,burn for,pant for

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aspires

/əˈspʌɪə/

verb

Direct one’s hopes or ambitions towards achieving something.

we never thought that we might aspire to those heights

desire,desire to,aim for,aim to,hope for,hope to,long for,long to,yearn for,yearn to,hanker after,hanker for,hanker to,set one’s heart on,wish for,wish to,want,want to,expect,expect to,have the objective of,dream of,hunger for,hunger to,seek,seek to,pursue,have as one’s aim,have as one’s goal,set one’s sights on

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aspired

/əˈspʌɪə/

verb

Direct one’s hopes or ambitions towards achieving something.

we never thought that we might aspire to those heights

desire,desire to,aim for,aim to,hope for,hope to,long for,long to,yearn for,yearn to,hanker after,hanker for,hanker to,set one’s heart on,wish for,wish to,want,want to,expect,expect to,have the objective of,dream of,hunger for,hunger to,seek,seek to,pursue,have as one’s aim,have as one’s goal,set one’s sights on

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aspire

/əˈspaɪ(ə)r/

intransitive verb

Direct one’s hopes or ambitions towards achieving something.

we never thought that we might aspire to those heights

desire,desire to,aim for,aim to,hope for,hope to,long for,long to,yearn for,yearn to,hanker after,hanker for,hanker to,set one’s heart on,wish for,wish to,want,want to,expect,expect to,have the objective of,dream of,hunger for,hunger to,seek,seek to,pursue,have as one’s aim,have as one’s goal,set one’s sights on

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