- lust after someone
he lusted after his employer's wife
Syn:desire, be consumed with desire for; informal fancy, have a thing about/for, drool over
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lust after someone
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lust after — or lust for 1) PHRASAL VERB If you lust after someone or lust for them, you feel a very strong sexual desire for them. [V P n] From what I hear, half the campus is lusting after her. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you lust after or lust for something, you… … English dictionary
lust after — phrasal verb lust after or lust for [transitive] Word forms lust after : present tense I/you/we/they lust after he/she/it lusts after present participle lusting after past tense lusted after past participle lusted after 1) lust after/for someone… … English dictionary
Lust after smb. — want (someone) sexually … Dictionary of Australian slang
lust after smb. — Australian Slang want (someone) sexually … English dialects glossary
lust — noun 1) his lust for her Syn: desire, longing, passion, libido, sex drive, sexuality, lechery, lasciviousness; informal horniness; Brit.; informal randiness 2) a lust for power Syn … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
lust — ► NOUN 1) strong sexual desire. 2) a passionate desire for something. 3) Theology a sensuous appetite regarded as sinful. ► VERB (usu. lust for/after) ▪ feel lust for someone or something. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
lust for — phrasal verb lust after or lust for [transitive] Word forms lust after : present tense I/you/we/they lust after he/she/it lusts after present participle lusting after past tense lusted after past participle lusted after 1) lust after/for someone… … English dictionary
lust — /lʌst / (say lust) noun 1. (sometimes followed by for or of) passionate or overmastering desire: a lust for power. 2. sexual desire or appetite. 3. unbridled or lawless sexual desire or appetite. 4. sensuous desire or appetite considered as… …
lust — lust1 [lʌst] n [: Old English;] 1.) [U and C] very strong sexual desire, especially when it does not include love ▪ My feelings for Lauren were pure lust. 2.) [singular, U] a very strong desire to have something, usually power or money used to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lust — lust1 [ lʌst ] noun uncount 1. ) a strong feeling of wanting to have sex: DESIRE 2. ) great enthusiasm for something: PASSION: the artist s lust for life lust lust 2 [ lʌst ] verb lust after or lust for phrasal verb transitive 1. ) lust after/for … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
