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31yearn — v. a. Wright’s L. P. p. 43; [eorne]. O. and N. 1202 v. n. Wright’s L. P. p. 63. AS. geornian …
32yearn — [[t]jɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] yearns, yearning, yearned VERB If someone yearns for something that they are unlikely to get, they want it very much. [V for n] He yearned for freedom... [V to inf] I yearned to be a movie actor …
33yearn — jÉœrn /jÉœËn v. desire, long, crave; pine, miss someone or something …
34yearn — [jə:n] verb 1》 have an intense feeling of loss and longing for something. 2》 archaic be filled with compassion or warm feeling. Derivatives yearner noun yearning noun & adjective yearningly adverb Origin OE giernan …
35yearn — v. n. Long, be eager, feel a strong desire, long fondly, long pityingly …
36yearn — verb he yearned for a second chance Syn: long for, pine for, crave, desire, want, wish for, hanker for, covet, lust after/for, pant for, hunger for, burn for, thirst for, ache for, eat one s heart out for, have one s heart set on; informal have a …
37yearn — v desire, wish for, long for, set one s heart on, desiderate, want; hope for, care for, pine for, sigh for; hanker after, have a yen for, covet, fancy, have a fancy for; have an eye to, be attracted to, have a mind to, have at heart, be bent… …
38yearn — verb Syn: long, pine, crave, desire, want, wish, hanker, covet, hunger, thirst, ache; informal itch …
39yearn — [jɜːn] verb [I] literary to want something very much yearning noun [C/U] …
40yearn — /jɜn / (say yern) verb (i) 1. to have an earnest or strong desire; long. 2. to be moved or attracted tenderly. {Middle English yerne, Old English giernan} …