Definition of yearn

• v. t. - To pain; to grieve; to vex.
• v. i. - To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
• v. i. & t. - To curdle, as milk.
• v. i. - To be filled with longing desire; to be harassed or rendered uneasy with longing, or feeling the want of a thing; to strain with emotions of affection or tenderness; to long; to be eager.