yearn — to have a strong feeling of wishing for something, especially something difficult to get
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to have a strong feeling of wishing for something, especially something difficult to get
Pronunciation (IPA): /jɜːrn/
Korean meaning: 간절히 원하다, 갈망하다
Korean pronunciation: **연**
Example Sentences
- The office worker yearns for Friday afternoon like a cat yearns for tuna.
- Students yearn for the day when homework will do itself.
- After months abroad, he yearned to taste his grandmother's cooking again.
yearn
VERB//jɜːrn//
to have a strong feeling of wishing for something, especially something difficult to get
A student yearns for her dream university from her bedroom window
As candles burn, she yearns to learn
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old English 'geornian' meaning 'to desire or long for,' derived from Proto-Germanic roots related to eagerness and desire. The word has cognates in other Germanic languages like Old High German 'girren.'
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📝Examples
“The office worker yearns for Friday afternoon like a cat yearns for tuna.”
“Students yearn for the day when homework will do itself.”
“After months abroad, he yearned to taste his grandmother's cooking again.”
“She yearns for a world where calories don't count and pizza is a vegetable.”
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