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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024yearn•ing (yûr′ning),USA pronunciation n. - deep longing, esp. when accompanied by tenderness or sadness:a widower's yearning for his wife.
- an instance of such longing.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English gierninge. See yearn, -ing1
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See desire.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˈyearning /ˈjɜːnɪŋ/ n - an intense or overpowering longing, desire, or need; craving
ˈyearningly adv yearn /yɜrn/USA pronunciation v. - to have an earnest or strong desire;
long: [~ + for + object]He yearned for her love.[~ + to + verb]They yearned to return to their village.
yearn•ing, n. [uncountable]a heart full of yearning.[countable]a strong yearning for freedom. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024yearn (yûrn),USA pronunciation v.i. - 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.
- bef. 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
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: yearn /jɜːn/ vb (intransitive)- usually followed by for or after or an infinitive: to have an intense desire or longing (for); pine (for)
- to feel tenderness or affection
Etymology: Old English giernan; related to Old Saxon girnian, Old Norse girna, Gothic gairnjan, Old High German gerōn to long for, Sanskrit haryati he likesˈyearner n |