yearn
verb6 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.0
To have an extremely strong and urgent desire for something.
always yearn7.5
To consistently and perpetually have a strong desire for something.
still yearn7.0
To continue to have a strong desire for something over time.
To have a strong desire for something without revealing it to others.
yearn for8.0
The most common form, expressing a strong desire for something one has been deprived of or misses.
yearn after6.0
To have a strong feeling of longing for someone or something, often in a literary or slightly archaic context.