From root: sabik
Usage Note
Pananabik describes a deep state of longing or yearning, especially after a long time of being apart. It carries a heavier emotional weight than simple eagerness.
Examples
" May pananabik ako sa iyo. "
Natural Translation
I have a longing for you.
Literal Translation
Have intense-longing I for you.
" May pananabik sa kanyang boses. "
Natural Translation
There is yearning in his/her voice.
Literal Translation
There-is intense-longing in his/her voice.
" Pagkatapos ng ilang taon sa ibang bansa, naramdaman niya ang matinding pananabik na makitang muli ang kanyang pamilya. "
Natural Translation
After several years abroad, he/she felt an intense longing to see his/her family again.
Literal Translation
After of several year in other country, felt he/she the intense longing that see again the his/her family.
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