VERB | emotion | yearn, hanker, long | desire strongly or persistently |
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emotion | yearn, ache, yen, pine, languish | have a desire for something or someone who is not present | |
emotion | yearn | have affection for |
Sounds | yer'n | |
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Rhymes | adjourn ... western / Western: 61 rhymes with ern... |
Meaning | desire strongly or persistently. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | They yearn to move | |
Synonyms | hanker, long | |
Narrower | ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish | Have a desire for something or someone who is not present |
Broader | desire, want | Feel or have a desire for |
Spanish | anhelar, ansiar, consumirse, desear ardientemente, desear, doler | |
Catalan | consumir-se, doldre, enyorar, saber greu | |
Nouns | yearner | a person with a strong desire for something |
yearning | prolonged unfulfilled desire or need |
Meaning | Have a desire for something or someone who is not present. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | ache, yen, pine, languish | |
Narrower | die | languish as with love or desire |
Broader | hanker, long, yearn | desire strongly or persistently |
Spanish | anhelar, ansiar, consumirse, doler | |
Catalan | consumir-se, doldre, saber greu | |
Nouns | yearner | a person with a strong desire for something |
yearning | prolonged unfulfilled desire or need |
Meaning | Have affection for; feel tenderness for. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Broader | care for, cherish, hold dear, treasure | Be fond of |
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