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yearn
Overview of verb yearn
The verb yearn has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) hanker, long, yearn -- (desire strongly or persistently)
2. ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish -- (have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover")
3. yearn -- (have affection for; feel tenderness for)
Grep of noun yearn
yearner
yearning
Antonyms of verb yearn
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb yearn
3 senses of yearn
Sense 1
hanker, long, yearn
=> desire, want
Sense 2
ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish
=> hanker, long, yearn
=> desire, want
Sense 3
yearn
=> care for, cherish, hold dear, treasure
=> love
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb yearn
2 of 3 senses of yearn
Sense 1
hanker, long, yearn
=> ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish
Sense 2
ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish
=> die
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb yearn
3 senses of yearn
Sense 1
hanker, long, yearn
=> desire, want
Sense 2
ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish
=> hanker, long, yearn
Sense 3
yearn
=> care for, cherish, hold dear, treasure
'Cause To' of verb yearn
Derived Forms of verb yearn
2 of 3 senses of yearn
Sense 1
hanker, long, yearn
RELATED TO>(noun) yearner#1
=> longer, thirster, yearner
RELATED TO>(noun) yearning#1
=> longing, yearning, hungriness
Sense 2
ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish
RELATED TO>(noun) yearner#1
=> longer, thirster, yearner
RELATED TO>(noun) yearning#1
=> longing, yearning, hungriness
Domain of verb yearn
Domain Terms of verb yearn
Familiarity of verb yearn
yearn used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb yearn
3 senses of yearn
Sense 1
hanker, long, yearn
EX: They yearn to move
Sense 2
ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 3
yearn
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb yearn
3 senses of yearn
Sense 1
hanker, long, yearn
> desire, want
=> crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust
=> fancy, go for, take to
=> miss
=> hope
=> wish
=> wish, wish well
=> wish, care, like
=> itch, spoil
=> like
=> ambition
=> feel like
=> envy, begrudge
=> lust after, lech after
=> hanker, long, yearn
=> seek
Sense 2
ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish
> hanker, long, yearn
=> ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish
Sense 3
yearn
> care for, cherish, hold dear, treasure
=> yearn
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb yearn
Sense 1
hanker, long, yearn
=> desire, want
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Sense 2
ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish
=> hanker, long, yearn
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Sense 3
yearn
=> care for, cherish, hold dear, treasure
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Grep of verb yearn
yearn
Grep of adj yearn
yearned-for
Grep of adv yearn
yearningly
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