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lust after

lust af·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [luhst af-ter, ahf-]
    • /lʌst ˈæf tər, ˈɑf-/
    • /lʌst ˈɑːftə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [luhst af-ter, ahf-]
    • /lʌst ˈæf tər, ˈɑf-/

Definitions of lust after words

  • intransitive verb lust after desire sexually 1
  • intransitive verb lust after want 1
  • phrasal verb lust after If you lust after someone or lust for them, you feel a very strong sexual desire for them. 0
  • phrasal verb lust after If you lust after or lust for something, you have a very strong desire to possess it. 0
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Parts of speech for Lust after

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Lust after

lust after popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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