hanker

han·ker

H0049900 (hăng′kər)intr.v. han·kered, han·ker·ing, han·kers To have a strong, often restless desire.

[Perhaps from Dutch dialectal hankeren; see konk- in Indo-European roots.]

hank′er·er n.

hanker

(ˈhæŋkə) vb (foll by: for, after, or an infinitive) to have a yearning (for something or to do something)[C17: probably from Dutch dialect hankeren] ˈhankerer n ˈhankering n

han•ker

(ˈhæŋ kər)

v.i. to have a restless or incessant longing (often fol. by after, for, or an infinitive). [1595–1605; < early Dutch dial. hankeren (c. Dutch hunkeren), frequentative of hangen to hang] han′ker•er, n. syn: See yearn.

hanker

Past participle: hankered
Gerund: hankering

Imperative
hanker
hanker

Present
I hanker
you hanker
he/she/it hankers
we hanker
you hanker
they hanker

Preterite
I hankered
you hankered
he/she/it hankered
we hankered
you hankered
they hankered

Present Continuous
I am hankering
you are hankering
he/she/it is hankering
we are hankering
you are hankering
they are hankering

Present Perfect
I have hankered
you have hankered
he/she/it has hankered
we have hankered
you have hankered
they have hankered

Past Continuous
I was hankering
you were hankering
he/she/it was hankering
we were hankering
you were hankering
they were hankering

Past Perfect
I had hankered
you had hankered
he/she/it had hankered
we had hankered
you had hankered
they had hankered

Future
I will hanker
you will hanker
he/she/it will hanker
we will hanker
you will hanker
they will hanker

Future Perfect
I will have hankered
you will have hankered
he/she/it will have hankered
we will have hankered
you will have hankered
they will have hankered

Future Continuous
I will be hankering
you will be hankering
he/she/it will be hankering
we will be hankering
you will be hankering
they will be hankering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hankering
you have been hankering
he/she/it has been hankering
we have been hankering
you have been hankering
they have been hankering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hankering
you will have been hankering
he/she/it will have been hankering
we will have been hankering
you will have been hankering
they will have been hankering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hankering
you had been hankering
he/she/it had been hankering
we had been hankering
you had been hankering
they had been hankering

Conditional
I would hanker
you would hanker
he/she/it would hanker
we would hanker
you would hanker
they would hanker

Past Conditional
I would have hankered
you would have hankered
he/she/it would have hankered
we would have hankered
you would have hankered
they would have hankered

Thesaurus

Verb

hanker - desire strongly or persistentlylong, yearnpine, yen, yearn, ache, languish - have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

hanker

verbTo have a strong longing for:ache, covet, desire, long, pant, pine, want, wish, yearn.Informal: hone.

Translations

渴望追求

hanker

(ˈhӕŋkə) verb (with after or for) to want (something). He was hankering after the bright lights of the city. 渴望，追求 have a hankering forI have a hankering for a strawberry ice-cream.渴望

hanker

have a hankering for (something)

To have a very strong, persistent desire or craving for something. I've been having a hankering for sushi ever since I came back from Tokyo last month. The former heavyweight champion has had a hankering for a chance to reclaim her title.See also: hanker, have

hanker after (something)

To have a very strong, persistent desire or craving for something. I've been hankering after sushi ever since I came back from Tokyo last month. The former heavyweight champion has been hankering after a chance to reclaim her title.See also: after, hanker

hanker for (something)

To have a very strong, persistent desire or craving for something. I've been hankering for sushi ever since I came back from Tokyo last month. The former heavyweight champion has been hankering for a chance to reclaim her title.See also: hanker

hanker after someone or something

and hanker for someone or somethingRur. to want someone or something; to long for someone or something. I hanker after a nice big beefsteak for dinner.See also: after, hanker

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Synonyms for hanker

verb to have a strong longing for

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verb desire strongly or persistently

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