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- [yurn]
- /yɜrn/
- /jɜːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yurn]
- /yɜrn/
Definitions of yearn word
- verb without object yearn to have an earnest or strong desire; long: to yearn for a quiet vacation. 1
- verb without object yearn to feel tenderness; be moved or attracted: They yearned over their delicate child. 1
- noun yearn Have an intense feeling of longing for something, typically something that one has lost or been separated from. 1
- intransitive verb yearn want: to do 1
- intransitive verb yearn desire 1
- verb yearn If someone yearns for something that they are unlikely to get, they want it very much. 0
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Origin of yearn
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 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
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Parts of speech for Yearn
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yearn popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for yearn
verb yearn
- desire — A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
- long — having considerable linear extent in space: a long distance; a long handle.
- crave — If you crave something, you want to have it very much.
- ache — If you ache or a part of your body aches, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain.
- hanker — to have a restless or incessant longing (often followed by after, for, or an infinitive).
Antonyms for yearn
verb yearn
- abjure — If you abjure something such as a belief or way of life, you state publicly that you will give it up or that you reject it.
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
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