ποθώ — meaning in English

English meaning

• desire verb To want something strongly.
• hunger noun The physical need or desire to eat.
• love verb To feel deep affection or care for someone or something.
• lust noun A strong feeling of desire, especially sexual desire.

Senses

ποθώ is used for these senses in English:

• desire To want emotionally or sexually.
• hunger (figuratively, intransitive, usually, _, with 'for' or 'after') To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn.
• love (transitive) To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.
• lust (intransitive, usually in the phrase lust after) To look at or watch with a strong desire, especially of a sexual nature.

desire — full definition

1. verb To want something strongly.
2. noun A strong feeling of wanting something.

hunger — full definition

1. noun The physical need or desire to eat.
2. noun A strong desire or craving for something other than food.
3. verb To have a strong craving or longing for something.

Related Greek words