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yearn
[ yurn ]
verb (used without object)
- to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
to yearn for a quiet vacation.
- to feel tenderness; be moved or attracted:
They yearned over their delicate child.
yearn
/ ÂáÉœË²Ô /
verb
- usually foll byfor or after or an infinitive to have an intense desire or longing (for); pine (for)
- to feel tenderness or affection
Derived Forms
- ˈ²â±ð²¹°ù²Ô±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ²â±ð²¹°ù²Ôİù noun
- ³Ü²Ô·²â±ð²¹°ù²Ô±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of yearn1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of yearn1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He keeps in touch with his siblings through video calls, he said, but he yearns to be reunited with them physically and permanently.
Some yearn for healthier food options, while others want to make a political statement.
He yearned for the uninhibited artistic exploration of his late teens and early 20s when he was a part of theater groups with friends.
That is precisely the psychological mechanism behind Russia’s “Russkiy mir,†where people yearn for a strongman to protect the imagined moral and national order.
Thousands of businesses across Gaza — restaurants, workshops, bakeries — yearned for a source of energy more reliable than what they had.
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