yearn
verb (used without object)
to have an earnest or strong desire; long.
yearns
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present tense formof yearn (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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A version of what the Moneyist reader yearns for actually already exists.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The show ended with Dance With Me, a ballad in which Mars yearns for one last slow dance to save a struggling relationship.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Needle drops of Celtic folksongs and poems set to music give the impression that every Irish dirge yearns to get as morbid as “Nearer, My God, to Thee.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Iris is a financial secretary who yearns to become a powerful banker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
“You saw what you wished to see. Your heart yearns for your father and your home, so that is what you saw.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
