Word meaning
yearn
verb · YURN
What does yearn mean?
Yearn means to have an intense feeling of longing for something.
Yearn in a sentence
“After months abroad, she yearned for her mother's cooking.”
Synonyms for yearn
- long
- crave
- pine
How to remember yearn
- Say it out loud a few times: YURN.
- Write one sentence of your own using yearn, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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