yearn

jɜːn

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of yearn - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

emotionfeel a strong desire or longing for something

She yearns for a life of adventure.

crave

desire

long

nostalgialong for something in the past with nostalgia

He yearned for the carefree days of his youth.

crave

long

pine

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Origin of yearn

Old English, giernan (to desire)

Terms with yearn included in their meaning

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pine

yearn

feel deep longing or desire for something

die

desire

yearn intensely for something

lust

emotion

yearn intensely for something

suspire

yearning

yearn or long for something

Examples of yearn in a sentence

They yearn for a sense of belonging.
She yearned for the simplicity of childhood.
They yearned for the old neighborhood gatherings.

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French:aspirer, désirer, ...
German:sich sehnen, vermissen, ...
Italian:bramare, desiderare, ...
Spanish:anhelar, extrañar, ...
Portuguese:ansiar, suspirar, ...
Chinese:渴望, 怀念, ...
Japanese:切望する, 懐かしむ, ...
Arabic:تَاقَ, اِشْتَاقَ إِلَى, ...
Hebrew:לִכְמוֹהַּ, לִכְסֹף, ...
Russian:тосковать, скучать, ...
Ukrainian:тужити, ...
Hindi:तरसना, बीते समय को याद करके उसकी गहरी चाह रखना, ...
Bengali:আকুল হওয়া, আকুল আকাঙ্ক্ষা করা, ...
Catalan:anhelar, anyorar, ...
Czech:toužit, tesknit, ...
Danish:længes efter, savne, ...
Dutch:verlangen, ...
Greek:λαχταρώ, νοσταλγώ, ...
Hungarian:vágyakozni, ...
Khmer:ប្រាថ្នាចង់បានយ៉ាងខ្លាំង, នឹករឭកដោយអាឡោះអាល័យ, ...
Korean:갈망하다, 추억하다, ...
Persian:مشتاق بودن, حسرت خوردن, ...
Polish:tęsknić, ...
Portuguese (BR):ansiar, sentir saudade, ...
Romanian:a tânji, a dori, ...
Swedish:längta, tråna, ...
Thai:โหยหา, คิดถึง, ...
Turkish:arzulamak, özlemek, ...
Vietnamese:khao khát, nhớ nhung, ...

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