Definition of yearn Yearn
/jɚˈn/ - [yern] - yearn
We found 11 definitions of yearn from 5 different sources.
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What does yearn mean?
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| yearn - have affection for; feel tenderness for | ||
| cherish, hold dear, treasure, care for be fond of; be attached to | ||
| yearn - desire strongly or persistently | ||
| hanker, long | ||
| desire, want feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" | ||
| pine, yen, ache, languish, yearn have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" | ||
| yearn - have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" | ||
| ache, yen, pine, languish | ||
| hanker, long, yearn desire strongly or persistently | ||
| die suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- yearn (Verb)
To long, have a strong desire for something. - yearn (Verb)
To long back with melancholy, nostalgically.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- yearn (v. t.)
To pain; to grieve; to vex. - yearn (v. i.)
To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn. - yearn (v. i. & t.)
To curdle, as milk. - yearn (v. i.)
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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yearn
To have a great desire.
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🔤- yearn, verb, present, 1st person singular of yearn (infinitive).
- yearn, verb (infinitive).
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