yearned

CEFRB2

/jˈɜrnd/

verb

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Past tense of yearn; wanted something very strongly.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of yearn

Examples

  • He yearned for her to come home.

  • The young sailor yearned to return to his family after months at sea.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The exile yearned for his home.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The lonely child blank for a friend to play with every day.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby