Definitions for yearnyɜrn  This page provides all possible
meanings and translations of the word yearn  Random House
Webster's College Dictionary     1. to have an earnest or strong
desire; long.    2. to feel tenderness; be moved.  * Syn: yearn
, long , hanker , pine all mean to feel a strong desire for
something. yearn stresses the depth and power of the desire: to
yearn to begin a new life. long implies a wholehearted desire
for something that seems unattainable: to long to relive one's
childhood. hanker suggests a restless craving: to hanker after
fame and fortune. pine adds the notion of physical or emotional
suffering due to the real or apparent hopelessness of one's
desire: to pine for a lost love.  Origin of yearn:  bef. 900; ME
yernen, OE giernan, der. of georn eager, c. OS, OHG gern, Go
-gairns desirous; akin to Gk chaírein to rejoice, Skt háryati
(he) desires   Princeton's WordNet    1. hanker, long,
yearn(verb)      desire strongly or persistently    2. ache,
yearn, yen, pine, languish(verb)