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How to pronounce“yearn”in English

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In natural English speech, "yearn" appears in contexts such as: "for liia I confess to the petronus sincerely that I am yearning for her as yearns for Pia that dream pictured on the Mosaic of thy warm room ceaselessly day and night I yearn if she is a slave buy her she is not a slave who then is". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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IPA/jɝn/

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for liia I confess to the petronus sincerely that I am yearning for her as

yearns for Pia that dream pictured on the Mosaic of thy warm room ceaselessly

day and night I yearn if she is a slave buy her she is not a slave who then is

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verb

To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.

“All I yearn for is a simple life.”

Synonyms:pant salivate

verb

To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.

“If I don’t go now, thought Charlotte, I shall have lost a chance which I shall eternally regret and yearn after.”

Synonyms:pant salivate

noun

A strong desire or longing; a yearning, a yen.

“Gibbs now said he wasn't going to pull any punches with Gary when he knew how jealous a man could get, so he also wanted to tell him that Phil Hansen was reputed to have a yearn for attractive ladies.”

Synonyms:lust urge ache appetency

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