yearned

verb

SayYURNDUS/jɝnd/UK/jɜːnd/

1 meaning of yearned

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verb
Simple past and past participle of yearn.
After six months at sea, the crew yearned to set foot on dry land.
She had yearned for a quiet weekend away from her busy job.

yearned is a form of yearn

yearn, verb: To have a strong desire or longing for something, often something absent, lost, or belonging to the past, or to want very much to do something. Full entry

Forms: yearnyearns he/she/ityearning -ing formyearned past tense, past participle
Spelling: yearn → yearned: add -ed
Sound: The ending sounds like /d/.

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