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yearn

yearn as in desire strongly or persistently

    Synonyms

    • hankerdesire strongly or persistently
    • longdesire strongly or persistently ; for an extended time or at a distant time; for an extended distance ; primarily temporal sense; primarily spatial sense; of relatively great height; good at remembering; holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices; (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration; involving substantial risk; planning prudently for the future; having or being more than normal or necessary
    yearn as in have a desire for something or someone who is not present
    • "She ached for a cigarette"
    • "I am pining for my lover"

    Synonyms

    • achea dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain ; feel physical pain; have a desire for something or someone who is not present; be the source of pain
    • yenhave a desire for something or someone who is not present; a yearning for something or to do something ; the basic unit of money in Japan
    • pinehave a desire for something or someone who is not present; a coniferous tree ; straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus
    • languishlose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; have a desire for something or someone who is not present; become feeble
    yearn as in have affection for
    • "feel tenderness for"