yearn

B2
Pronunciation
/jɜːn/
/jɝn/
Noun
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Yearning; yen.

Example Sentences
  • 1917 August 12, "A YEARN FOR PEACE; Pan-Germanism Denounced" Sunday Times (Perth, WA) p.1
Verb
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

To long, have a strong desire (for something).

Example Sentences
  • All I yearn for is a simple life.
2 Definition

To long for something in the past with melancholy, nostalgically.

3 Definition

To have strong feelings of love, sympathy, affection, etc. (toward someone).

4 Definition

To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.

5 Definition

To pain; to grieve; to vex.

6 Definition

To curdle, as milk.