yearn

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /jɜːn/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /jɝn/
• enPR: yûrn

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Verb

Plain form yearn

Third-person singular yearns

Past tense yearned

Past participle yearned

Present participle yearning

1. (intransitive) If you yearn for something, you have a strong desire for it.
   • Synonyms: want and long

   All I yearn for is a simple life.