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yearn
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- pronunciation:
- yuhrn
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
yearns, yearning, yearned |
| definition: |
to have a strong desire, craving, or wish for something.
Allowed little freedom, she yearned for excitement.After years at sea, he yearned to be with his family.[verb + infinitive
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- synonyms:
- crave, hanker, hunger, long, pine, thirst
- antonyms:
- dread
- similar words:
- ache, aspire, burn, hope, itch, languish, lust, pant, sign, want, wish, yen
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| related words: |
care |
adverb + (v.)yearn
deep, deeply, secretly
(v.)yearn
+ adverb
desperately
(v.)yearn
+ noun
acceptance,
adventure,
affection,
authenticity,
childhood,
comfort,
connection,
cry,
escape,
faraway,
freedom,
glimpse,
glory,
independence,
intimacy,
loneliness,
love,
lover,
peace,
ranch,
reconciliation,
regret,
respectability,
return,
ritual,
salvation,
simplicity,
solitude,
stability,
taste,
tomorrows,
touch,
yearning
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| derivation: |
yearner (n.) |
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