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The correct spelling is yearned.
How to pronounce yearned
verb
Say it like: Yee-rne-d
The correct spelling is yearned. To long, have a strong desire (for something). For example: "All I yearn for is a simple life."
Usage Examples
“All I yearn for is a simple life.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To long, have a strong desire (for something).
- 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.
- 5.To pain; to grieve; to vex.
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