yearn
To yearn for something is to want it very much. When you yearn for a cake, you are really looking forward to eating it.
I yearn for the days when I didn't have to go to school.
She yearned for a family, but she never found the right one.
To yearn for something is to want it very much. When you yearn for a cake, you are really looking forward to eating it.
I yearn for the days when I didn't have to go to school.
She yearned for a family, but she never found the right one.
verb
have a desire for something or someone who is not present
Synonyms:
verb
desire strongly or persistently
Synonyms:
verb
have affection for; feel tenderness for
1
The naked longing and yearning in his eyes is palpable.
2
They yearn for a long vacation, and get bored with numerous tests and homework.
3
It is not enough to yearn for peace.
4
They are yearning to be like a celebrity.
5
They trust their intuition and yearn for romance.
6
People yearn to assimilate gift and talent.
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People yearn to be like the gifted boy.
8
Do not yearn for the world, and do not be seduced by it.
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The yearning woman appeared depressed and joyless.
10
It is a saga of yearning and mystery, tragedy, saintliness, and love.