YEARN

yearn

Verb

  1. To long, have a strong desire (for something).
  2. To long for something in the past with melancholy, nostalgically
  3. To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
  4. To pain; to grieve; to vex.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To curdle, as milk.


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