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Yearn – English Flashcard for Yearn for IELTS

Yearn

Yearn (verb) /jɜːn/ US /jɝːn/

to have a burning desire for someone or something, especially when it is so difficult to achieve – long for – desire:

I always yearned to be a doctor from early childhood.

Parts of Speech

  • Noun: yearning

Antonyms

dislike, despise

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