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él ansía

longs for, yearns for

→ ansiar
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #50,681
longs for, yearns for Somewhat literary or formal; a more everyday alternative is desea.
SP: Ella ansía volver a casa.
EN: She longs to go 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.

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.

Él no ansía el amanecer como nosotros.

He does not long for the dawn as we do.

— Henry V (1989)

Ansía comer ingleses.

He longs to eat English people.

— Henry V (1989)

Pu Chieh ansía verte.

Pu Chieh longs to see you.

— El último emperador (1987)