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to yearn
01
to have a strong and continuous desire for something
Transitive: to yearn to do sth | to yearn for sth
Examples
She yearns for the freedom to pursue her passions.
He yearns for a sense of purpose in his life.
02
to strongly wish for something or someone that is absent or out of reach
Intransitive: to yearn for sth
Examples
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.
03
to feel deep sympathy or a strong desire to help or care for someone
Intransitive: to yearn over sb/sth
Examples
She yearned over her sick dog, wishing it could get better.
The parents yearned over their child as he left for college.
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