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Definitions for Yearn
[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.
[3] (usually foll by for or after or an infinitive ) to have an intense desire or longing (for); pine (for)
[4] to feel tenderness or affection
Words related to Yearn
chafe, itch, hunger, covet, thirst, hanker, crave, pine, ache, lust, dream, want, long, languish
Words nearby Yearn
yeardley, yearling, yearlong, yearly, yearly meeting, yearn, yearning, yeasayer, yeast, yeast cake, yeast nucleic acid
Origin of Yearn
before 900; Middle English yernen, Old English giernan derivative of georn eager; akin to Old Norse girna to desire, Greek chaírein to rejoice, Sanskrit háryati (he) desires
Other words from Yearn
yearn·er , noun
un·yearned , adjective
Word origin for Yearn
Old English giernan; related to Old Saxon girnian, Old Norse girna, Gothic gairnjan, Old High German gerōn to long for, Sanskrit haryati he likes
Synonyms for Yearn
ache, chafe, covet, crave, hanker, hunger, itch, pine, thirst, dream, languish, long, lust, want, be desirous of, be eager for, be passionate, have a crush on, have a yen for, set one's heart on, wish for