yearn
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
yearns;
yearned;
yearning
yearns;
yearned;
yearning
Britannica Dictionary definition of YEARN
[no object]
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to feel a strong desire or wish for something or to do something
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captives yearning for freedom = captives yearning to be free
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People are yearning for a return to normalcy. = People are yearning to return to normalcy.
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She had a yearning to travel. [=she yearned to travel; she had a strong desire to travel]
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our yearnings for peace
yearn
suggests a strong desire for something combined with a feeling of sadness.
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They yearn for the day when they can be together again.
long
is used like
yearn
and may also suggest a desire for something that you can only get or achieve by working hard or being lucky.
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She longs to be a famous artist.
pine
suggests that you grow weak while continuing to want something that you may never have.
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He pines for his homeland.
