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yearn for — index lack, need Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
yearn — [jə:n US jə:rn] v [: Old English; Origin: giernan] [i]literary to have a strong desire for something, especially something that is difficult or impossible to get = ↑long yearn for ▪ Hannah yearned for a child. yearn to be/do sth ▪ Phil had… … Dictionary of contemporary English
For One More Day — is a 2006 novel taken place during the mid 1900 s by the acclaimed sportswriter and author Mitch Albom. It opens with the novel s protagonist planning to commit suicide. His adulthood is shown to have been rife with sadness. His own daughter didn … Wikipedia
yearn — yearner, n. /yerrn/, v.i. 1. to have an earnest or strong desire; long: to yearn for a quiet vacation. 2. to feel tenderness; be moved or attracted: They yearned over their delicate child. [bef. 900; ME yernen, OE giernan deriv. of georn eager;… … Universalium
yearn — v. 1) (d; intr.) to yearn for (to yearn for freedom) 2) (E) she yearns to return home * * * [jɜːn] (E) she yearns to return home (d; intr.) to yearn for (to yearn for freedom) … Combinatory dictionary
yearn — verb (I) literary to have a strong desire for something, especially something that is difficult or impossible to get: yearn for sth: Hannah yearned for a child | yearn to do sth: yearning to go home … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Yearn — Yearn, v. i. [OE. yernen, [yogh]ernen, [yogh]eornen, AS. geornian, gyrnan, fr. georn desirous, eager; akin to OS. gern desirous, girnean, gernean, to desire, D. gaarne gladly, willingly, G. gern, OHG. gerno, adv., gern, a., G. gier greed, OHG.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yearn — (y[ e]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yearned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yearning}.] [Also earn, ern; probably a corruption of OE. ermen to grieve, AS. ierman, yrman, or geierman, geyrman, fr. earm wretched, poor; akin to D. & G. arm, Icel. armr, Goth. arms.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yearn — [v] desire strongly ache, be desirous of, be eager for, be passionate, chafe, covet, crave, dream, hanker, have a crush on*, have a yen for, hunger, itch, languish, long, lust, pine, set one’s heart on*, thirst, want, wish for; concept 20 Ant.… … New thesaurus
yearn — [ jɜrn ] verb transitive MAINLY LITERARY to want something a lot, especially something that you know you may not be able to have: He yearned for her love. They were yearning to have a baby … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
