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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
yearn
yearn [yearn yearns yearned yearning] BrE [jɜːn] NAmE [jɜːrn] verb intransitive (literary) to want sth very much, especially when it is very difficult to get Syn: ↑long •~ (for sth/sb) The people yearned for peace. •There was a yearning look in his eyes. •~ to do sth She yearned to escape from her office job. Verb forms: Word Origin: Old English giernan, from a Germanic base meaning ‘eager’. Example Bank: •I've always yearned to go stock car racing. •She yearned for children of her own.
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