yearn

Found in thesaurus: desire, want, yearn, hanker, long, care for, treasure, cherish, hold dear

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yearn
v. desire, long, crave; pine, miss someone or something

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yearn

Verb
1. desire strongly or persistently
(synonym) hanker, long
(hypernym) desire, want
(hyponym) ache, yen, pine, languish
(derivation) longer, thirster, yearner
2. have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
(synonym) ache, yen, pine, languish
(hypernym) hanker, long
(hyponym) die
(derivation) longer, thirster, yearner
3. have affection for; feel tenderness for
(hypernym) care for, cherish, hold dear, treasure


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yearn
v. dychtit; touha

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Czas. tęsknić (za kimś/czymś)

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Yearn
(v. t.)
To pain; to grieve; to vex.
  
 
(v. i.)
To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
  
 
(v. i.)
To be filled with longing desire; to be harassed or rendered uneasy with longing, or feeling the want of a thing; to strain with emotions of affection or tenderness; to long; to be eager.
  
 
(v. i. & t.)
To curdle, as milk.
  

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