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yearn

/jəːn/

US pronunciation
American sound/jəːn/
yearn
Syllables
1 syllable
Stress
One strong syllable
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Clear final sound

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Myanmar meaning

(v) တောင့်တသည်။ လိုချင်သည်။ တမ်းတသည်။

Full entry

yearn /jɜ:n/ v ~ (for sb/sth )

တမ်းတသည်။ လွမ်းသည်။ a yearning desire ❍ He yearned for his home and family. ❍ She yearned to return to her native country.
❏ yearning n [C, U] ~ (for sb/sth ); ~ (to do sth ) တမ်းတခြင်း။ အလွမ်း။ yearningly adv

More examples
  • He yearned for her love.
  • They were yearning to have a baby.
Synonyms
desire, long, crave, ache, hanker, want very much, covet, hunger, be desirous of, be eager for, be passionate, chafe, desire strongly, dream, have a crush on, have a yen for, itch, languish, lust, pine, set one's heart on, thirst, want, wish for
Antonyms
abjure, despise, dislike, hate, not want
Cross references
desirelongcraveachehankerwant very muchcovethungerbe desirous ofbe eager forbe passionatechafedesire stronglydreamhave a crush onhave a yen foritchlanguishlustpineset one's heart onthirstwantwish forabjuredespisedislikehate
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