Meaning of "yearn" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD YEARN

Old English giernan; related to Old Saxon girnian, Old Norse girna, Gothic gairnjan, Old High German gerōn to long for, Sanskrit haryati he likes.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF YEARN

yearn  [jɜːn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YEARN

Yearn is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb yearn in English.

WHAT DOES YEARN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of yearn in the English dictionary

The definition of yearn in the dictionary is usually foll by for or after or an infinitive to have an intense desire or longing ; pine. Other definition of yearn is to feel tenderness or affection.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO YEARN

PRESENT

Present

I yearn

you yearn

he/she/it yearns

we yearn

you yearn

they yearn

Present continuous

I am yearning

you are yearning

he/she/it is yearning

we are yearning

you are yearning

they are yearning

Present perfect

I have yearned

you have yearned

he/she/it has yearned

we have yearned

you have yearned

they have yearned

Present perfect continuous

I have been yearning

you have been yearning

he/she/it has been yearning

we have been yearning

you have been yearning

they have been yearning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I yearned

you yearned

he/she/it yearned

we yearned

you yearned

they yearned

Past continuous

I was yearning

you were yearning

he/she/it was yearning

we were yearning

you were yearning

they were yearning

Past perfect

I had yearned

you had yearned

he/she/it had yearned

we had yearned

you had yearned

they had yearned

Past perfect continuous

I had been yearning

you had been yearning

he/she/it had been yearning

we had been yearning

you had been yearning

they had been yearning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will yearn

you will yearn

he/she/it will yearn

we will yearn

you will yearn

they will yearn

Future continuous

I will be yearning

you will be yearning

he/she/it will be yearning

we will be yearning

you will be yearning

they will be yearning

Future perfect

I will have yearned

you will have yearned

he/she/it will have yearned

we will have yearned

you will have yearned

they will have yearned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been yearning

you will have been yearning

he/she/it will have been yearning

we will have been yearning

you will have been yearning

they will have been yearning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would yearn

you would yearn

he/she/it would yearn

we would yearn

you would yearn

they would yearn

Conditional continuous

I would be yearning

you would be yearning

he/she/it would be yearning

we would be yearning

you would be yearning

they would be yearning

Conditional perfect

I would have yearn

you would have yearn

he/she/it would have yearn

we would have yearn

you would have yearn

they would have yearn

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been yearning

you would have been yearning

he/she/it would have been yearning

we would have been yearning

you would have been yearning

they would have been yearning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you yearn
we let´s yearn
you yearn

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to yearn

Past participle

yearned

Present Participle

yearning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «YEARN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «yearn» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of yearn

ache · covet · crave · desire · hunger · itch · languish · long · lust · pant · pine · suspire

TRANSLATION OF YEARN

Find out the translation of yearn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of yearn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «yearn» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 渴望
• Translator English - Spanish: ansiar
• English: yearn
• Translator English - Hindi: तरस
• Translator English - Arabic: يتوقون
• Translator English - Russian: тоскуют
• Translator English - Portuguese: ansiar
• Translator English - Bengali: আকুল আকাঙ্ক্ষা
• Translator English - French: aspirer
• Translator English - Malay: rindu
• Translator English - German: sich sehnen nach
• Translator English - Japanese: 切望する
• Translator English - Korean: 갈망하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Yearn
• Translator English - Vietnamese: mong mỏi
• Translator English - Tamil: பிக்கள்
• Translator English - Marathi: तळमळ
• Translator English - Turkish: özlemek
• Translator English - Italian: anelare
• Translator English - Polish: tęsknić
• Translator English - Ukrainian: тужать
• Translator English - Romanian: tânjesc
• Translator English - Greek: λαχταρούν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: smag
• Translator English - Swedish: yearn
• Translator English - Norwegian: lengte

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YEARN»

Discover the use of yearn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to yearn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Yearn: Tales of Lust and Longing

A collection of nine sensual, witty and mystical stories marking Tobsha Learner's return to the short story format, and exploring the universal experiences of obsession, romantic encounters and secret regrets.

Tobsha Learner, 2011

Live and Yearn (Mills & Boon Blaze)

Kelley St. John. through wasn't anything to fear, but something to look forward to. When it was his time. But now wasn't his time, not yet. For now, he'd stay put, greeting the first Vicknair of the next generation of mediums, loving the woman he 'd ...

Kelley St. John, 2010

ODE to a GREENISH YEARN

Janet Haneberg. JANET HANEBERG ODE to a GREENISH YEARN BY JANET HANEBERG No part. Front Cover.

Janet Haneberg

Current Population Reports: Population characteristics. ...

15,918 8,350 52.5 7,217 45.3 1.133 7.1 7,568 47.5 5,017 31.5 2,551 16.0 3 and 4 yearn 016.... 972 357 36.7 357 36.7 - - 615 63.3 - - 615 63.3 5 and 6 yearn 016. ... 957 904 94.5 904 94.5 - - 53 5.5 - - 53 5.5 7 to 9 yearn 016..... 1.458 1,441 ...

‎1985

United States Congressional serial set

Clann, Elliot & Co I Tebflijlh Company. . . . yearn. 3 yearn. 3 yearn. 6 yearn. 1M, 33, 33, 33, 1,33 ]rse.r. 33, lWiii 333 333. years. yearn. ) C* 3. yearn. yearn. years. years. yearn. yearn. years. yearn. yearn. yearn. yearn. yearn. yearn. yearn. yearn.

‎1870

Congressional Serial Set

Custom-house, with ' the name of the Occupations. \ collector. Statement of the numbcrand designation of pasaengcra der yearn. ' '_ l Female! from 25 and | 7 _p l der 5 yearn of' PE"! Female! tender 5 yearn ' Mules from 5 and'nnfiderg ...

‎1870

House Documents

3 .1 15" 27' 15 yearn 12 1856 Newfoundland . . . . . . . . . . . . Cape Breton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l 85' 85 360- 14 yearn. 13 1856 Prince Edward's Island. . . New Brunswick . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1'2 12; Ml 14 years. 14 1857 Norway, across .

USA House of Representatives, 1870

Natural literacy: how to learn what we yearn to know

Love has been divorced from learning because money has replaced truth as the object of affection. Now students learn to earn. Natural Literacy strives to motivate students and faculty to instead learn to love.

Doug Dix, 2008

The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha: A Complete ...

”It occurs to him: (1) 'I am well born. . .as far back as the seventh paternal generation, so why shouldn't I yearn to be the viceroy? (2) I am handsome, attractive, graceful, possessing supreme beauty of complexion, so why shouldn't I yearn to be ...

‎2012

Helping Children Who Yearn for Someone They Love

Helping Children who Yearn for Someone They LoveA guidebook to help children who:"are missing someone too much or suffer from separation anxiety"are obsessed with their absent parent"yearn for a parent who: has died; seems unreachable, ...

Margot Sunderland, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YEARN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term yearn is used in the context of the following news items.

Yazidis yearn for their Sinjar home one year after Isis forced them to …

Amid diminishing funds and massive displacement, and with little sign of the international community heeding calls from exiled Yazidis to make their homeland ... «The Guardian, Aug 15»

Lebanese yearn for a city that actually works

Beirut is known to some as the Arab world's version of Tel Aviv: a carefree party city where the Middle East can pretend that its problems don't exist. Now, at least ... «The Times, Jul 15»

Russ Brandon Q&A: Bills 'yearn for great times ahead'

When Russ Brandon looks back on the last calendar year, he shakes his head in wonderment because it was a truly seismic time in the history of the Buffalo ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jul 15»

Cubans Yearn for Internet Access

Cuba is one of a handful of countries whose people still have very limited access to the Internet. While waiting for the government to live up to its promise of ... «Voice of America, Jul 15»

Months After Saying Customers Yearn For Its New Diesel Pickup …

Not long after FiatChrysler's Ram pickup-truck unit launched its Ram 1500 pickup early last year with a diesel engine that almost magically melds trailer-tugging ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

Some Ukraine refugees in Russia yearn to return, others settle

Primorka (Russia) (AFP) - Marina Balatskaya watched as her three children played in the Russian holiday camp that has become their home since they fled the ... «Yahoo News, Jun 15»

Weary of the needle jab, diabetics yearn for new form of insulin

Rebecca Killion gives herself several insulin shots a day, a regimen she has followed for 16 years, to help control her blood sugar. It's been tough, and still her ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»

News that the cookery book is in decline makes you yearn for old …

News that the cookery book is in decline makes you yearn for old-fashioned greats like Marguerite Patten. Her straightforward, didactic technique saw her sell ... «The Independent, Jun 15»

Sarkodie's fans yearn for his 'New Guy'

Weeks after news broke that BET award-winner, Sarkodie, went to the United States to record and shoot the video for his latest song dubbed 'New Guy' with Ace ... «GhanaWeb, May 15»

'Yearn for the day' when success is normal: PM

"We must yearn for the day when success for Indigenous people is so normal it's no longer remarkable." The AIEF funds nearly 500 scholarships to elite ... «SBS, May 15»