yearn for
verb
Roget 865:
desire;
wish,
wish for;
be desirous
etc.
adj..
have a longing
etc.
n.;
hope
etc.
858.
care for,
affect,
like,
list;
take to,
cling to,
take a fancy to;
fancy;
prefer
etc.
(choose)
609.
have an eye,
have a mind to;
find it in one's heart
etc.
(be willing)
602;
have a fancy for,
set one's eyes upon;
cast a sheep's eye upon,
look sweet upon;
take into one's head,
have at heart,
be bent upon;
set one's cap at,
set one's heart upon,
set one's mind upon;
covet.
want,
miss,
need,
feel the want of,
would fain have,
would fain do;
would be glad of.
be hungry
etc.
adj.;
have a good appetite,
play a good knife and fork;
hunger after,
thirst after,
crave after,
lust after,
itch after,
hanker after,
run mad after;
raven for,
die for;
burn to.
desiderate†;
sigh for,
cry for,
gape for,
gasp for,
pine for,
pant for,
languish for,
yearn for,
long,
be on thorns for,
hope for;
aspire after;
catch at,
grasp at,
jump at.
woo,
court,
solicit;
fish for,
spell for,
whistle for,
put up for;
ogle.
cause desire,
create desire,
raise desire,
excite desire,
provoke desire;
whet the appetite;
appetize†,
titillate,
allure,
attract,
take one's fancy,
tempt;
hold out temptation,
hold out allurement;
tantalize,
make one's mouth water,
faire venir l'eau a la bouche [Fr.].
gratify desire
etc.
(give pleasure)
829.
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Roget 914:
pity;
have pity,
show pity,
take pity
etc.
n.;
commiserate,
compassionate;
condole
etc.
915;
sympathize;
feel for,
be sorry for,
yearn for;
weep,
melt,
thaw,
enter into the feelings of.
forbear,
relent,
relax,
give quarter,
wipe the tears,
parcere subjectis [Lat.],
give a coup de gr=ace,
put out of one's misery.
raise pity,
excite pity
etc.
n.;
touch,
soften;
melt,
melt the heart;
propitiate,
disarm.
ask for mercy
etc.
v.;
supplicate
etc.
(request)
765;
cry for quarter,
beg one's life,
kneel;
deprecate.
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Moby thesaurus: ache for, be dying for, be hurting for, clamor for, cry for, gape for, hone for, hope for, itch for, languish for, long for, lust for, pant for, pine for, sigh for, spoil for, thirst for, weary for, wish for, yen for.
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