yearn
yearn definition
yearn (yʉrn)
intransitive verb
- to be filled with longing or desire
- to feel tenderness or sympathy
Etymology: ME yernen < OE gyrnan < georn, eager, akin to Ger gern, gladly: see hortatory
Related Forms:
- yearner yearn′er noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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