yearn: Palabra del día: May 28, 2021
yearn , v :
(intransitive, also figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something. (specifically) To long for something in the past with melancholy or nostalgia. (intransitive) Of music, words, etc.: to express strong desire or longing. (intransitive, dated) To have strong feelings of affection, love, sympathy, etc., toward someone. (intransitive, obsolete) To be distressed or pained; to grieve; to mourn. (transitive) Often followed by out: to perform (music) which conveys or say (words) which express strong desire or longing. (transitive, archaic or poetic) To have a strong desire or longing (for something or to do something). (transitive, obsolete) To cause (someone) to have strong feelings of affection, love, sympathy, etc.; also, to grieve or pain (someone). yearn n A strong desire or longing; a yearning, a yen.
(intransitive, also figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something. (specifically) To long for something in the past with melancholy or nostalgia. (intransitive) Of music, words, etc.: to express strong desire or longing. (intransitive, dated) To have strong feelings of affection, love, sympathy, etc., toward someone. (intransitive, obsolete) To be distressed or pained; to grieve; to mourn. (transitive) Often followed by out: to perform (music) which conveys or say (words) which express strong desire or longing. (transitive, archaic or poetic) To have a strong desire or longing (for something or to do something). (transitive, obsolete) To cause (someone) to have strong feelings of affection, love, sympathy, etc.; also, to grieve or pain (someone). yearn n A strong desire or longing; a yearning, a yen.
