have a desire for something or someone who is not present - She ached for a cigarette - I am pining for my lover • Syn: ache, yearn, pine, languish • Derivationally related forms: pining (for: pine), yearner (for: yearn), yearning (for: yearn) • Hypernyms: hanker, long, yearn • Hyponyms: die • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s PP