"lust after" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lusts after [present, singular, third-person], lusting after [participle, present], lusted after [participle, past], lusted after [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} lust after (third-person singular simple present lusts after, present participle lusting after, simple past and past participle lusted after)
  1. To have strong sexual feelings or desires for someone with whom the individual is not in a relationship with. Categories (topical): Sex Translations (To have strong sexual desires for): kíván (Hungarian), sóvárog (Hungarian), vágyakozik (Hungarian), testi vágyat érez (Hungarian), mate kanehe (Maori)
    Sense id: en-lust_after-en-verb-J7UhbZJj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (after)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for lust after meaning in English (2.0kB)

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          "sense": "To have strong sexual desires for",
          "word": "kíván"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
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          "word": "sóvárog"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "To have strong sexual desires for",
          "word": "vágyakozik"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "To have strong sexual desires for",
          "word": "testi vágyat érez"
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          "sense": "To have strong sexual desires for",
          "word": "mate kanehe"
        }
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "To have strong sexual desires for",
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    },
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "To have strong sexual desires for",
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    },
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "To have strong sexual desires for",
      "word": "testi vágyat érez"
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