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• yearn — [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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• yearn — [ jɜrn ] verb transitive MAINLY LITERARY to want something a lot, especially something that you know you may not be able to have: He yearned for her love. They were yearning to have a baby …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• yearn — ► VERB ▪ have an intense feeling of loss and longing for something. DERIVATIVES yearner noun yearning noun. ORIGIN Old English, from a Germanic base meaning eager …   English terms dictionary

• yearn — yearner, n. /yerrn/, v.i. 1. to have an earnest or strong desire; long: to yearn for a quiet vacation. 2. to feel tenderness; be moved or attracted: They yearned over their delicate child. [bef. 900; ME yernen, OE giernan deriv. of georn eager;… …   Universalium

• yearn — [[t]yɜrn[/t]] v. i. 1) to have an earnest or strong desire; long 2) to feel tenderness; be moved • Etymology: bef. 900; ME yernen, OE giernan, der. of georn eager, c. OOHG gern, Go gairns desirous; akin to Gk chaírein to rejoice, Skt háryati (he) …   From formal English to slang

• yearn — 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 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• yearn — UK [jɜː(r)n] / US [jɜrn] verb [intransitive] Word forms yearn : present tense I/you/we/they yearn he/she/it yearns present participle yearning past tense yearned past participle yearned mainly literary to want something a lot, especially… …   English dictionary

• yearn — verb a) To long, have a strong desire (for something). b) To long back with melancholy, nostalgically …   Wiktionary

• yearn — [[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 …   English dictionary

• yearn — jÉœrn /jɜːn v. desire, long, crave; pine, miss someone or something …   English contemporary dictionary

• yearn — [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 …   English new terms dictionary