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”?
D — 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 nearly 700 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
yearn (years, longing for something for a long time).