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Synonyms
yearn (yûrn)

[Middle English yernen, from Old English geornan, giernan.]

intransitive verb: yearned, yearn·ing, yearns. 

  1. To have a strong, often melancholy desire.
  2. To feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness: yearned over the child's fate.

derivatives

yearńer
noun