YEARN

Pronunciation (US):

• YEARN (verb)
  The verb YEARN has 3 senses:

1. desire strongly or persistently
2. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
3. have affection for; feel tenderness for

  Familiarity information: YEARN used as a verb is uncommon.

• YEARN (verb)

Meaning:

Desire strongly or persistently

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

hanker; long; yearn

Hypernyms (to "yearn" is one way to...):

desire; want (feel or have a desire for; want strongly)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "yearn"):

ache; languish; pine; yearn; yen (have a desire for something or someone who is not present)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

They yearn to move

Meaning:

Have a desire for something or someone who is not present

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

pine; yen; ache; languish; yearn

Context examples:

She ached for a cigarette / I am pining for my lover

Hypernyms (to "yearn" is one way to...):

hanker; long; yearn (desire strongly or persistently)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "yearn"):

die (languish as with love or desire)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Meaning:

Have affection for; feel tenderness for

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "yearn" is one way to...):

care for; cherish; hold dear; treasure (be fond of; be attached to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody