Meaning

1 senses

  1. To desire or want something, or someone, very much.

    He ached for her as he'd never ached for any woman.

Examples

15 sentences

  1. I was aching for a cigarette.

    deIch sehnte mich nach einer Zigarette. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Her heart ached for the poor child.

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  3. My heart aches for those starving children.

    deMein Herz tut mir weh wegen dieser verhungernden Kinder. — Tamy

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  4. The soldiers ached for their homeland.

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  5. Yanni was aching for that trip.

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Translations

2 languages

Forms

aches for, aching for, ached for, ached for
Base formache for · to ache for
3rd person singularaches for
Present participleaching for
Past simpleached for
Past participleached for

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyache for
he, she, itaches for

Past simpleLesson

all personsached for

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ached for
he, she, ithas ached for

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ache for

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
acetoneacetyleneacheB1achievableB2achieveA2achievementB1achiever
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