yearn
//jɜːn//
Verb
yearnInfinitive
yearnPresent tense
yearnedPast tense
yearnedPast participle
yearningPresent participle
yearnsThird-person singular
1
To have an intense feeling of longing for something, typically something that one has lost or been separated from.
She yearned for her homeland after living abroad for many years.
2
To feel deep compassion or tenderness toward someone.
Her heart yearned for the lonely child sitting by himself.