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yearn definition

yearn (yʉrn)

intransitive verb

  1. to be filled with longing or desire
  2. to feel tenderness or sympathy

Etymology: ME yernen < OE gyrnan < georn, eager, akin to Ger gern, gladly: see hortatory

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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