Yearn

Verb

 * 1)  To long, have a strong desire (for something).
 * 2) * All I yearn for is a simple life.
 * 3)  To long back with melancholy, nostalgically

Derived terms

 * yearner
 * yearning
 * yearningness

Adverbs for Yearn
vaguely; tenderly; passionately; pensively; compassionately; ineffably; deeply; honestly; restlessly; mutely; inchoately; anxiously; affectionately; fondly; lovingly; amorously; solicitously; hungrily; wearily; eagerly; manifestly; ambitiously; politically; conspicuously; obviously.

Verbs for Yearn
allay—; cherish—;  crush—;  disclose—; dull—; ease—; gratify—; intensify—; mitigate—; palliate—; quell—; quench—; reveal—;   satiate—;  satisfy—; slake—; smother—; stifle—; suppress—; —intoxicates; —overwhelms; —seizes.

Thesaurus
ache, covet, crave, desire, dream, fancy, hanker, hunger, itch, long, lust, pant, pine, prefer, thirst, want, wish, yen