"ache for sth" in German to ache for sth. sich nach etw. sehnen etw. herbeisehnen etw. ersehnen Detailed translations for "ache for sth" to ache for sth. to ache for sth.(also: to long for sth., to yearn for sth., to pine for sth., to hanker for/after sth.) sich nach etw. sehnen to ache for sth.(also: to long for sth., to yearn for sth., to pine for sth., to hanker for/after sth.) etw. herbeisehnen to ache for sth.(also: to long for sth., to yearn for sth., to pine for sth., to hanker for/after sth.) etw. ersehnen{transitive verb}