"yearn" in the verb sense
1. hanker, long, yearn
desire strongly or persistently
2. ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish
have a desire for something or someone who is not present
"She ached for a cigarette"
"I am pining for my lover"
3. yearn
have affection for feel tenderness for
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