To Long For
To Yearn After, To Admire, To Be Attracted By
intransitive verb, ichidan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means long for, so the verb version is to long for and to yearn after.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You learned this reading already so you should be able to read it!
英語ペラペラに憧れる
to long to be fluent in English
先輩に憧れる
to yearn to be like a senpai
東京に憧れる
to yearn for Tokyo
英語ペラペラ、かっこいいよね！憧れる。
Speaking English fluently is so cool! I admire it.
あの先輩に憧れているんです。
I admire that senpai.
都会生活に憧れて上京してくる若者は多い。
Many young people are attracted to the idea of city life and come to Tokyo.