yearn

[ yurn ]

/ yɜrn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR yearn ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used without object)

to have an earnest or strong desire; long: to yearn for a quiet vacation.

to feel tenderness; be moved or attracted:They yearned over their delicate child.

Origin of yearn

First recorded 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”

synonym study for yearn

1. Yearn, long, hanker, pine all mean to feel a powerful desire for something. Yearn stresses the depth and passionateness of a desire: to yearn to get away and begin a new life; to yearn desperately for recognition. Long implies a wholehearted desire for something that is or seems unattainable: to long to relive one's childhood; to long for the warmth of summer. Hanker suggests a restless or incessant craving to fulfill some urge or desire: to hanker for a promotion; to hanker after fame and fortune. Pine adds the notion of physical or emotional suffering as a result of the real or apparent hopelessness of one's desire: to pine for one's native land; to pine for a lost love.

OTHER WORDS FROM yearn

yearner, nounun·yearned, adjective

Words nearby yearn

year in, year out, yearling, yearlong, yearly, Yearly Meeting, yearn, yearning, Year of Confusion, year of grace, year-round, year-rounder

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Example sentences from the Web for yearn

It’s the kind of experience that makes one yearn for a simple life.
Sexless in the City - Facts So Romantic|Anastasia Bendebury & Michael Shilo DeLay|August 11, 2020|Nautilus
Over 2,000 people graduate from university each year in Bhutan, and they yearn for professional work.
Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism?|Esha Chhabra|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We may yearn for them but they are unreachable now, left in a past that seems almost to belong to a distant planet.
Obama’s Extravagant Summer Break? More Like, America’s Vacation-Deficit Disorder|Clive Irving|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It's at a time like this that Germans yearn most for Paul the Octopus, the great mollusk soothsayer for Germany.
The Amazing Tale of Paul the Psychic Octopus: Germany’s World Cup Soothsayer|Emily Shire|July 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I yearn for an America where people in positions of leadership actually take actual responsibility for their actual failures.
‘No Drama’ Obama Finally Takes Charge and Sacks Shinseki|Michael Tomasky|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And do we not yearn to do as they did: enable America to “find its ‘greatness’ again”?
Embodying Franklin Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms Remains a Vital Challenge|Harvey J. Kaye|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What wife, what maid did not yearn for you absent, and burn when you were present?
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
The laborer may be led to despise his well-paid tasks and yearn for their ease, and thus become indolent.
Usury|Calvin Elliott
That commendation makes me yearn to try other ideas, laughed the Captain.
Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
It was for these things he longed, these things made him yearn with such passionate eagerness for deliverance, liberty.
A Word Only A Word, Complete|Georg Ebers
The mans human heart could also yearn, and feel bereavement in spite of faith.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for yearn

yearn

/ (jɜːn) /

verb (intr)

(usually foll by for or after or an infinitive) to have an intense desire or longing (for); pine (for)

to feel tenderness or affection

Derived forms of yearn

yearner, noun

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	yearn
释义	yearn [ yurn ] / yɜrn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR yearn ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to have an earnest or strong desire; long: to yearn for a quiet vacation. to feel tenderness; be moved or attracted:They yearned over their delicate child. Origin of yearn First recorded 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” synonym study for yearn 1. Yearn, long, hanker, pine all mean to feel a powerful desire for something. Yearn stresses the depth and passionateness of a desire: to yearn to get away and begin a new life; to yearn desperately for recognition. Long implies a wholehearted desire for something that is or seems unattainable: to long to relive one's childhood; to long for the warmth of summer. Hanker suggests a restless or incessant craving to fulfill some urge or desire: to hanker for a promotion; to hanker after fame and fortune. Pine adds the notion of physical or emotional suffering as a result of the real or apparent hopelessness of one's desire: to pine for one's native land; to pine for a lost love. OTHER WORDS FROM yearn yearner, nounun·yearned, adjective Words nearby yearn year in, year out, yearling, yearlong, yearly, Yearly Meeting, yearn, yearning, Year of Confusion, year of grace, year-round, year-rounder Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for yearn It’s the kind of experience that makes one yearn for a simple life. Sexless in the City - Facts So Romantic\|Anastasia Bendebury & Michael Shilo DeLay\|August 11, 2020\|Nautilus Over 2,000 people graduate from university each year in Bhutan, and they yearn for professional work. Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism?\|Esha Chhabra\|August 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST We may yearn for them but they are unreachable now, left in a past that seems almost to belong to a distant planet. Obama’s Extravagant Summer Break? More Like, America’s Vacation-Deficit Disorder\|Clive Irving\|August 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It's at a time like this that Germans yearn most for Paul the Octopus, the great mollusk soothsayer for Germany. The Amazing Tale of Paul the Psychic Octopus: Germany’s World Cup Soothsayer\|Emily Shire\|July 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I yearn for an America where people in positions of leadership actually take actual responsibility for their actual failures. ‘No Drama’ Obama Finally Takes Charge and Sacks Shinseki\|Michael Tomasky\|May 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST And do we not yearn to do as they did: enable America to “find its ‘greatness’ again”? Embodying Franklin Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms Remains a Vital Challenge\|Harvey J. Kaye\|April 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST What wife, what maid did not yearn for you absent, and burn when you were present? The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)\|Henry Osborn Taylor The laborer may be led to despise his well-paid tasks and yearn for their ease, and thus become indolent. Usury\|Calvin Elliott That commendation makes me yearn to try other ideas, laughed the Captain. Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp\|Lillian Elizabeth Roy It was for these things he longed, these things made him yearn with such passionate eagerness for deliverance, liberty. A Word Only A Word, Complete\|Georg Ebers The mans human heart could also yearn, and feel bereavement in spite of faith. The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)\|Henry Osborn Taylor British Dictionary definitions for yearn yearn / (jɜːn) / verb (intr) (usually foll by for or after or an infinitive) to have an intense desire or longing (for); pine (for) to feel tenderness or affection Derived forms of yearn yearner, noun 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to yearn chafe, itch, hunger, covet, thirst, hanker, crave, pine, ache, lust, dream, want, long, languish, wish for, have a crush on, have a yen for, set one's heart on
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yearn

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