yearn

verbCommon GRE wordMore Y words

to feel a deep, longing desire for something

In a sentence

Yearn in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing yearn in a sentence.

After years abroad, she yearned for the familiar streets of her hometown.

Synonyms

longcravepinehanker

Antonyms

Keep going

to give way, surrender, or produce as a result

to join, link, or burden together as if under a common harness

Common questions

Yearn (verb) means to feel a deep, longing desire for something

Here is yearn used in an example sentence: "After years abroad, she yearned for the familiar streets of her hometown."

Common synonyms for yearn include long, crave, pine, hanker.

Antonyms of yearn include loathe, spurn.

Yearn is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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