YEARN as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • have affection for
    • feel tenderness for
    Hypernyms(s) yearn is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • have a desire for something or someone who is not present
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She ached for a cigarette
    • I am pining for my lover
    Hypernyms(s) yearn is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • desire strongly or persistently
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) yearn is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)