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yearn

yearn [ yurn ] (past and past participle yearned, present participle yearn·ing, 3rd person present singular yearns)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. long for: to have a strong desire for somebody or something, especially when the desire is tinged with sadness

2. feel affection: to feel affection, tenderness, or compassion

[ Old English giernan< Indo-European, "to want"]

yearn·er noun

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See want.

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