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• 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 — [[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) …   From formal English to slang

• yearn — verb ADVERB ▪ secretly ▪ desperately ▪ still ▪ always ▪ I ve always yearned to go stock car racing. PREPOSITION …   Collocations dictionary

• yearn — v desire, wish for, long for, set one s heart on, desiderate, want; hope for, care for, pine for, sigh for; hanker after, have a yen for, covet, fancy, have a fancy for; have an eye to, be attracted to, have a mind to, have at heart, be bent… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• yearn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. pine, long, hanker; grieve, mourn. See desire, lamentation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. want, crave, long for, fret, chafe, ache, grieve, mourn, droop, pine, languish, be eager for, be deSirous of, be… …   English dictionary for students

• yearn — verb he yearned for a second chance Syn: long for, pine for, crave, desire, want, wish for, hanker for, covet, lust after/for, pant for, hunger for, burn for, thirst for, ache for, eat one s heart out for, have one s heart set on; informal have a …   Thesaurus of popular words

• yearn — v.intr. 1 (usu. foll. by for, after, or to + infin.) have a strong emotional longing. 2 (usu. foll. by to, towards) be filled with compassion or tenderness. Derivatives: yearner n. yearning n. & adj. yearningly adv. Etymology: OE giernan f. a Gmc …   Useful english dictionary

• hanker\ after — • lust for • hanker after v. phr. To physically yearn for; want something very strongly. Ed has been lusting after Meg for a very long time …   Словарь американских идиом

• hunger after — hunger for all actors hunger after such a role Syn: desire, crave, covet; long for, yearn for, pine for, ache for, hanker after, thirst for, lust for; want, need; informal have a yen for, itch for, be dying for …   Thesaurus of popular words

• lust for/after something — she lusted after adventure Syn: crave, desire, want, long for, yearn for, dream of, hanker for/after, hunger for, thirst for, ache for …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• hunger after/for — Syn: desire, crave, long for, yearn for, pine for, ache for, hanker after, thirst for, lust for; informal itch for, be dying for, be gagging for …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary