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to yearn
01
憧れる (あこがれる), 切望する (せつぼうする)
to strongly wish for something or someone that is absent or out of reach
Intransitive: to yearn for sth
Example
She yearned for the company of her childhood friends who now lived far away.c
I yearned for the taste of homemade cooking while living in a dormitory during college.
02
渇望する（かつぼうする）, 切望する（せつぼうする）
to have a strong and continuous desire for something
Transitive: to yearn to do sth | to yearn for sth
Example
She yearns for the freedom to pursue her passions.
He yearns for a sense of purpose in his life.
03
切に願う, 慕う
to feel deep sympathy or a strong desire to help or care for someone
Intransitive: to yearn over sb/sth
Example
She yearned over her sick dog, wishing it could get better.
The parents yearned over their child as he left for college.
