to yearn
11yearn for — index lack, need Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
12yearn — [ jɜrn ] verb transitive MAINLY LITERARY to want something a lot, especially something that you know you may not be able to have: He yearned for her love. They were yearning to have a baby …
13yearn — (v.) O.E. geornan (Mercian), giernan (W.Saxon), giorna (Northumbrian), from P.Gmc. *gernijanan (Cf. Goth. gairnjan to desire, Ger. begehren to desire ), from *gernaz (Cf. O.H.G. gern, O.N. gjarn desirous, O.E. georn …
14yearn — *long, pine, hanker, hunger, thirst Analogous words: crave, *desire, wish, want, covet: aspire, pant, *aim …
15yearn — [v] desire strongly ache, be desirous of, be eager for, be passionate, chafe, covet, crave, dream, hanker, have a crush on*, have a yen for, hunger, itch, languish, long, lust, pine, set one’s heart on*, thirst, want, wish for; concept 20 Ant.… …
16yearn — ► VERB ▪ have an intense feeling of loss and longing for something. DERIVATIVES yearner noun yearning noun. ORIGIN Old English, from a Germanic base meaning eager …
17yearn — [yʉrn] vi. [ME yernen < OE gyrnan < georn, eager, akin to Ger gern, gladly: see HORTATORY] 1. to be filled with longing or desire 2. to feel tenderness or sympathy yearner n …
18yearn — yearner, n. /yerrn/, v.i. 1. to have an earnest or strong desire; long: to yearn for a quiet vacation. 2. to feel tenderness; be moved or attracted: They yearned over their delicate child. [bef. 900; ME yernen, OE giernan deriv. of georn eager;… …
19yearn — v. 1) (d; intr.) to yearn for (to yearn for freedom) 2) (E) she yearns to return home * * * [jɜːn] (E) she yearns to return home (d; intr.) to yearn for (to yearn for freedom) …
20yearn — [[t]yɜrn[/t]] v. i. 1) to have an earnest or strong desire; long 2) to feel tenderness; be moved • Etymology: bef. 900; ME yernen, OE giernan, der. of georn eager, c. OOHG gern, Go gairns desirous; akin to Gk chaírein to rejoice, Skt háryati (he) …
