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él ansía

longs for, yearns for

→ ansiar
verb · third singular · present indicative Rare #44,055
longs for, yearns for Often sounds literary or formal; in everyday speech people often use "tener ganas de" or "desear" instead.
SP: Ella ansía volver a casa.
EN: She longs to go back home.
Conjugation of ansiar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third ansía —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third ansía —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second ansía —

Ansía formar parte de la comunidad de los ricos.

He longs to be part of the community of the rich.

Pu Chieh ansía verte.

Pu Chieh longs to see you.

— El último emperador (1987)

Ansía comer ingleses.

He longs to eat English people.

— Enrique V (1989)

Él no ansía el amanecer como nosotros.

He does not long for the dawn as we do.

— Enrique V (1989)

No es pobre quien tiene muy poco, sino quien ansía demasiado.

It is not the one who has very little who is poor, but the one who desires too much.