IWVPA Club Theme Project
November 2007: YEARN
- Campos: Melanie C.
- Jones: Colin F.
- Price: Lynn C.
- Reith: Richard W.
- Sizemore: Faye
- Spittle: Ann-Marie
- Sutherland: Terry D.
- Willbond: Billy
- Winters: Alan L.
Yearn:
Verb: have affection for; feel tenderness for
Verb: have a desire for something or someone who is not present
Verb: desire strongly or persistently
Yearn:
Pronunciation: yərn
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English yernen, from Old English giernan; akin to Old High German gerōn to desire, Latin hortari to urge, encourage, Greek chairein to rejoice
Date: before 12th century
- to long persistently, wistfully, or sadly <yearns to make a difference>
- to feel tenderness or compassion