to yearn for sth
1yearn — verb (I) literary to have a strong desire for something, especially something that is difficult or impossible to get: yearn for sth: Hannah yearned for a child | yearn to do sth: yearning to go home …
2yearn — [jə:n US jə:rn] v [: Old English; Origin: giernan] [i]literary to have a strong desire for something, especially something that is difficult or impossible to get = ↑long yearn for ▪ Hannah yearned for a child. yearn to be/do sth ▪ Phil had… …
3yearning — yearn|ing [ˈjə:nıŋ US ˈjə:r ] n [U and C] literary a strong desire for something = ↑longing yearning for ▪ a yearning for travel yearning to do sth ▪ He had a deep yearning to return to his home town …
4return — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 coming/going back; giving sth back ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, full ▪ a full return to health ▪ gradual ▪ eventual ▪ …
