Yearn - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|jɜːrn|
Brit.
|jɜːn|
verb
- desire strongly or persistently (syn: hanker, long)
- have a desire for something or someone who is not present (syn: ache, languish, pine, yen)
- have affection for; feel tenderness for
- have a desire for something or someone who is not present (syn: ache, languish, pine, yen)
- have affection for; feel tenderness for
Extra examples
After such a long winter, she yearned for warm sunshine.
The child yearned to be out of doors.
My heart was yearning over her.
Hannah yearned for a child.
Phil had yearned to be a pilot from an early age.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: yearn
he/she/it: yearns
present participle: yearning
past tense: yearned
past participle: yearned
I/you/we/they: yearn
he/she/it: yearns
present participle: yearning
past tense: yearned
past participle: yearned
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