ache for

ache for (someone or something)

1. To feel a strong desire for someone or something. She ached for the companionship of her husband when he was deployed overseas.2. To feel sadness and/or empathy for someone. I ache for those little children who just lost their parents in a car accident.See also: ache

ache for someone or something

 and hurt for someone or somethingFig. to desire someone or something very much. (So much that it "hurts.") Jim ached for the sight of Mary, whom he loved deeply.See also: ache