• a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen

Synonyms: wish, want

• strongly wish for or want (something)

Synonyms: wish for, want, long for, yearn for, crave, set one's heart on, hanker after/for, pine for/after, thirst for, itch for, be desperate for, be bent on, have a need for, covet, aspire to, required, necessary, proper, right, correct, wished for, wanted