yearn
gb/jˈɚn/ us/jˈɚn/
B2
Inglese
vágyakozik, sóvárog, vágyik, fáj a szíve, sajog a szíve
VERBO
B2
1
vágyakozik
B2
sóvárog
C1
Schema d'uso:
yearn (for/after) [someone/something]
She yearned for her family while she was living abroad.
Amíg külföldön élt, vágyakozott a családja után.
After the move, he still yearned for his old neighborhood.
A költözés után még mindig a régi környéke után vágyakozott.
On quiet evenings, I sometimes yearn for the summers of my childhood.
Esempi per chi studia
I yearn for my friends.
Vágyakozom a barátaim után.
He yearns for home.
Hazavágyik.
Errore comune:
Don’t confuse yearn with earn. Also avoid using *yearn for to + verb* (say yearn to + verb).
Significato
feel deep longing for someone
Collocazioni
yearn for home
|yearn for freedom
|yearn for the past
|yearn for connection
|yearn for peace
|yearn for your family
|secretly yearn for
|deeply yearn for
|yearn for a simpler time
|yearn for someone
Sinonimi
long for (More common and slightly less poetic.)
|
pine for (Often suggests sadness and missing someone.)
|
ache for (Emphasizes emotional pain.)
Contrari
be content (Not wanting anything more.)
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feel satisfied (Feeling your needs or desires are met.)
Temi
emotions
|relationships
|daily_life
Definizione
To want someone or something very much, especially because you cannot have it now.
To feel a strong, often sad desire for someone or something, especially when it is absent or out of reach.
VERBO
B2
2
vágyik
B1
Schema d'uso:
yearn to [do something]
He yearned to travel the world, but he didn’t have the money.
Arra vágyott, hogy beutazza a világot, de nem volt rá pénze.
She yearned to be taken seriously at work.
Arra vágyott, hogy komolyan vegyék a munkahelyén.
They yearned to start over somewhere new.
Esempi per chi studia
I yearn to visit Japan.
Arra vágyom, hogy eljussak Japánba.
Errore comune:
Use yearn to + verb (NOT *yearn for to + verb*).
Significato
strongly want to do something
Collocazioni
yearn to travel
|yearn to return
|yearn to escape
|yearn to learn
|yearn to be understood
|yearn to belong
|yearn to start over
|yearn to succeed
|yearn to see
|yearn to create
Sinonimi
want (Much weaker and more general.)
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crave (Often stronger and more urgent; can sound more intense.)
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aspire (More about ambition than emotion.)
Contrari
dread (To strongly not want to do something.)
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be indifferent (Not caring one way or the other.)
Temi
emotions
|goals
|work_and_career
Definizione
To really want to do something.
To strongly want to do something or to have a particular experience, often for a long time.
VERBO
C1
LITERARY
3
fáj a szíve
B2
Schema d'uso:
[someone's] heart yearns (for [someone/something])
His heart yearned when he saw the empty chair at the table.
Megfájdult a szíve, amikor meglátta az üres széket az asztalnál.
Her heart yearned for the children left behind.
Fájt a szíve a hátrahagyott gyerekekért.
The story made me yearn with a sadness I couldn’t explain.
Errore comune:
This use is more literary; in everyday speech people often say my heart aches or I feel sad for them.
Significato
feel a heart-aching sadness
Collocazioni
my heart yearns
|her heart yearned
|a yearning heart
|yearn with sadness
|yearn with compassion
|heart yearns for
|yearn at the sight of
|yearn inside
|quietly yearn
|yearn for them
Sinonimi
ache (More common; can be emotional or physical.)
|
break (Stronger; suggests intense sorrow.)
Contrari
feel numb (Not feeling strong emotion.)
Temi
emotions
Definizione
To feel a strong sad feeling in your heart.
To feel a tender, painful emotion, as if your heart aches, often from sadness, compassion, or longing.
Grammatica
Forma base
yearn
IPA
GB/jˈɚn/
US/jˈɚn/
Sillabe e accento
yearn (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (yearn)
Forme flesse
Verb
- Base: yearn
- 3rd Person Singular: yearns
- Present Participle: yearning
- Past: yearned
Espressioni
yearn after [someone/something]
1/jˈɚn ˈæftɚ sˈoʊmˈoʊnsəmˈɛθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
literary
long for (more literary)
To want someone or something very much (literary).
Esempi
- In his letters, he yearned after a home he could never return to.
- She had always yearned after adventure.
- He yearned after recognition, but avoided the spotlight.
yearn for [someone/something]
1/jˈɚn fɚ sˈoʊmˈoʊnsəmˈɛθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
long deeply for someone
To want someone or something very much.
Esempi
- She still yearns for the life she left behind.
- Many people yearn for more time with their families.
- He yearned for a chance to explain.
Esempi per chi studia
- I yearn for home.
- She yearns for her family.
yearn to do [something]
1/jˈɚn tə dˈu sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
want strongly to do
To really want to do something.
Esempi
- He yearned to see the ocean again.
- She yearned to prove herself.
- They yearned to be free.
Esempi per chi studia
- I yearn to travel.