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yearnyearn /yɚn/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYyearnOrigin: Old English giernan VERB TABLEyearn |
Present | I, you, we, they | yearn | | he, she, it | yearns | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | yearned | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have yearned | | he, she, it | has yearned | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had yearned | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will yearn | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have yearned |
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Present | I | am yearning | | he, she, it | is yearning | | you, we, they | are yearning | Past | I, he, she, it | was yearning | | you, we, they | were yearning | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been yearning | | he, she, it | has been yearning | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been yearning | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be yearning | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been yearning |
THESAURUSdesire► want to feel that you must have something, do something, have someone do something, or have something happen: I want some coffee. ► would like used to say you want something in a polite way: I’d like some coffee, please. ► wish to want something to happen even though it is unlikely or impossible: I wish I had more money. ► would love used to say you want something very much in a polite way: I’d love to see your house sometime. ► crave to want something very much in a way that is difficult to control: I’ve been craving ice cream all day. ► desire formal to want something very much: Why is she unhappy? She has everything she could possibly desire. ► covet formal to have a strong desire for something that someone else has: Many housing developers covet the huge piece of land by the lake, but the owner is not selling. ► long to want very much to have something or do something, especially when you are unlikely to get it or do it soon. Used especially in writing and literature: He longed to see his family again. ► yearn to long for something, and feel slightly sad because you do not have it. Used especially in writing and literature: She yearned for a child of her own. ► pine for somebody/something to strongly miss or want someone or something that you cannot have, especially so that you feel sick or unhappy. Used especially in writing and literature: As the trip continued, he pined for home. literary to have a strong desire for something, especially something that is difficult or impossible to get: yearn for Hannah yearned for a child.yearn to do something Bud had always yearned to be a pilot.► see thesaurus at want1 |