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yearn

verb literary INTRANSITIVEshe was yearning for home bhí cumha i ndiaidh an bhaile uirthithey yearned for freedom b'fhada leo go mbeadh saoirse acu, bhí siad ag tnúth leis an lá a mbeadh saoirse acu

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she yearns for the day when she can give the job a rest tá sí ag tnúth leis an lá ar féidir léi éirí as an bpost
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they have no yearning for the old ways níl aon chaitheamh i ndiaidh na sean-nósanna acu, níl cumha ar bith orthu i ndiaidh an tseanghnáis
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he has a real yearning for peace is é mian a chroí síocháin a bheith ann
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she has a deep yearning to go home tá sí ag tnúth go mór le dul abhaile, santaíonn sí filleadh abhaile go mór
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he gave it a yearning look d'fhéach sé go tnúthánach air, d'fhéach sé air go santach

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