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1. (v.i.) yearn
to have an earnest or strong desire; long.
2. yearn
to feel tenderness; be moved.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME yernen, OE giernan, der. of georn eager, c. OS, OHG gern, Go -gairns desirous; akin to Gk chaírein to rejoice, Skt háryati (he) desires)
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| Definition of 'yearn' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) hanker, long, yearn
desire strongly or persistently
2. (verb) ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish
have a desire for something or someone who is not present
"She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
3. (verb) yearn
have affection for; feel tenderness for
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| Definition of 'yearn' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. yearn
to curdle, as milk
2. (verb) yearn
to pain; to grieve; to vex
3. (verb) yearn
to be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn
4. (verb) yearn
to be filled with longing desire; to be harassed or rendered uneasy with longing, or feeling the want of a thing; to strain with emotions of affection or tenderness; to long; to be eager
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Sense: to feel a great desire; to long
to yearn for an end to the war.
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Afrikaans: smag |
Arabic: يَتوقُ إلى |
Bulgarian: копнея |
Brazilian: ansiar |
Czech: toužit |
German: sich sehnen |
Danish: længes |
Greek: ποθώ, λαχταρώ |
Spanish: anhelar |
Estonian: igatsema |
Farsi: آرزو کردن |
Finnish: kaivata |
French: aspirerà |
Hebrew: הִשְׁתּוֹקֵק, כָּמַהּ |
Hindi: के लिए ललकना, लालायित हो |
Croatian: žudjeti |
Hungarian: sóvárog (vmi után) |
Indonesian: menginginkan |
Icelandic: þrá |
Italian: anelare, desiderare |
Japanese: 切望する |
Korean: 동경하다 |
Lithuanian: trokšti, ilgėtis |
Latvian: ilgoties; skumt (pēc kaut |
Malay: teringin |
Dutch: hunkeren |
Norwegian: lengte (inderlig) |
Polish: tęsknić |
Persian: آرزو کردن |
Pashto: هيله من، اّرزومن: هيله، ا |
Portuguese: ansiar |
Romanian: a tânji după |
Russian: жаждать |
Slovak: túžiť |
Slovenian: hrepeneti |
Serbian: čeznuti |
Swedish: längta, trängta |
Thai: ปรารถนา |
Turkish: özlemek, gözünde tütmek |
Taiwanese: 渴望 |
Ukrainian: томитися, тужити |
Urdu: آرزو مند یا مشتاق ہونا |
Vietnamese: mong mỏi |
Chinese: 渴望 |
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