After months of lockdown, she yearned for the freedom to travel.
经过几个月的封锁，她渴望能够自由旅行。
Which word is the closest in meaning to “yearn”?
B — long. “yearn” means v. to have a strong desire or longing for something
Far from home for months, the lonely sailors began to ______ for their families.
D — yearn. “yearn” means v. to have a strong desire or longing for something
yearn — v. to have a strong desire or longing for something. In Chinese: v. 渴望，向往.
yearn is pronounced /jɜːrn/. It breaks into 1 syllable: yearn.
After months of lockdown, she yearned for the freedom to travel. (经过几个月的封锁，她渴望能够自由旅行。)
long, desire, crave, wish — all close in meaning to yearn (v. to have a strong desire or longing for something).
Yes. yearn appears on the iSEE Vocab Middle list, which covers 672 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
yearn (years, longing for something for a long time).