yearn

verb6 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.0

To have an extremely strong and urgent desire for something.

To consistently and perpetually have a strong desire for something.

To continue to have a strong desire for something over time.

To have a strong desire for something without revealing it to others.

The most common form, expressing a strong desire for something one has been deprived of or misses.

To have a strong feeling of longing for someone or something, often in a literary or slightly archaic context.