yearn
11yearn — ► VERB ▪ have an intense feeling of loss and longing for something. DERIVATIVES yearner noun yearning noun. ORIGIN Old English, from a Germanic base meaning eager …
12yearn — [yʉrn] vi. [ME yernen < OE gyrnan < georn, eager, akin to Ger gern, gladly: see HORTATORY] 1. to be filled with longing or desire 2. to feel tenderness or sympathy yearner n …
13yearn — 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;… …
14yearn — 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) …
15yearn — [[t]yɜrn[/t]] v. i. 1) to have an earnest or strong desire; long 2) to feel tenderness; be moved • Etymology: bef. 900; ME yernen, OE giernan, der. of georn eager, c. OOHG gern, Go gairns desirous; akin to Gk chaírein to rejoice, Skt háryati (he) …
16Yearn — Recorded as Yarn, Yarne, Yearn, Yearne, Yearnes, Yearns, and possibly others, this is a surname of Olde English pre 7th century origins. It derives from Arn a personal name of great antiquity and translates as eagle, a meaning which no doubt… …
17yearn — 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 …
18yearn — UK [jɜː(r)n] / US [jɜrn] verb [intransitive] Word forms yearn : present tense I/you/we/they yearn he/she/it yearns present participle yearning past tense yearned past participle yearned mainly literary to want something a lot, especially… …
19yearn´ful|ly — yearn|ful «YURN fuhl», adjective. 1. full of yearning. 2. = sorrowful. (Cf. ↑sorrowful) –yearn´ful|ly, adverb …
20yearn|ful — «YURN fuhl», adjective. 1. full of yearning. 2. = sorrowful. (Cf. ↑sorrowful) –yearn´ful|ly, adverb …
