yearn

1. (also, figuratively, intransitive)To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.

   All I yearn for is a simple life.

   have a desire for something or someone who is not present

2. To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.

   (also, figuratively, intransitive, specifically)To long for something in the past with melancholy or nostalgia.

3. (intransitive)Of music, words, etc.: to express strong desire or longing.

4. (dated, intransitive)To have strong feelings of affection, love, sympathy, etc., toward someone.

   have affection for; feel tenderness for

5. (transitive)Often followed by out: to perform (music) which conveys or say (words) which express strong desire or longing.

6. (Northern England, Scotland, intransitive)Of milk: to curdle, especially in the cheesemaking process.

7. (Northern England, Scotland, intransitive)Of cheese: to be made from curdled milk.

8. (Northern England, Scotland, transitive)To curdle (milk), especially in the cheesemaking process.

9. (Northern England, Scotland, transitive)To make (cheese) from curdled milk.

10. (intransitive, obsolete)To be distressed or pained; to grieve; to mourn.

11. (archaic, poetic, transitive)To have a strong desire or longing (for something or to do something).

    desire strongly or persistently

12. (obsolete, transitive)To cause (someone) to have strong feelings of affection, love, sympathy, etc.; also, to grieve or pain (someone).

1. He yearned for her to come home.

   ruОн с тоской ожидал её возвращения домой. — sharptoothed

   deSehnsüchtig wartete er auf ihre Heimkehr. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. She yearned for her husband to come home.

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3. The exile yearned for his home.

   deDer Exilant sehnte sich nach seiner Heimat. — Tamy

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4. Sami was still yearning for something.

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5. Skura yearned for the wild life.

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