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Meaning of yearned

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

yearned

verb

Definitions

  1. To long, have a strong desire (for something).

    Example: All I yearn for is a simple life.

  2. To long for something in the past with melancholy, nostalgically.

  3. To have strong feelings of love, sympathy, affection, etc. (toward someone).

  4. To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.

verb

Definitions

  1. To curdle, as milk.