💭yearn

Meaning

to have a strong desire or longing for something

to have a deep longing or desire for something

Example Sentences

She yearns for a peaceful life in the countryside.

She yearned for her homeland after living abroad for years.

Example Expressions

yearn for

Synonyms

long, crave, desire, pine, hunger, long for, pine for

Entry 1

long, crave, desire, pine, hunger

Entry 2

long for, crave, desire, pine for

Antonyms

dislike, reject, despise, refuse, avoid

Entry 1

dislike, reject, despise

Entry 2

reject, refuse, dislike, avoid

Collocations

yearn for freedom, yearn for love, yearn to escape, yearn for, yearn to, deeply yearn, yearn desperately

Entry 1

yearn for freedom, yearn for love, yearn to escape

Entry 2

yearn for, yearn to, deeply yearn, yearn desperately