yearning
Significado (Inglés)
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A wistful or melancholy longing.
Sinónimos
wishful
thirst for
deep affection
earnest desire
ardent desire
wishing for
ardent wish
razbliuto
desiderium
admire
longing for
Frecuencia
Con guión como
yearn‧ing
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˈjɝnɪŋ/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)
In summary
From Middle English yerning, from Old English ġierning, ġierninge. Equivalent to the gerund (yearn + -ing). yearn comes from Proto-West Germanic *girnijan, from Proto-Germanic *girnijaną, from *gernaz (“eager, willing”) + *-janą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to yearn for”).
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yearn
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- To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.
- To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.
- Of music, words, etc.: to express strong desire or longing.
- To have strong feelings of affection, love, sympathy, etc., toward someone.
- (obsolete) To be distressed or pained; to grieve; to mourn.
- Often followed by out: to perform (music) which conveys or say (words) which express strong desire or longing.
- To have a strong desire or longing (for something or to do something).
- (obsolete) To cause (someone) to have strong feelings of affection, love, sympathy, etc.; also, to grieve or pain (someone).
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