to yearn is a form of:

Yearn



verbpast tense: yearned ; past participle: yearned ; present participle: yearning ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) (To be filled with great longing) yearn for ចង់ានខ្លាំង
Example: The lonely child. -yearns for the love and attention of his friends.
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) (for somebody / something) មានចំណង់យ៉ាងខ្លាំង, ចង់បានយ៉ាងខ្លាំង
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: yearned ; past participle: yearned ; present participle: yearning ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
2.
(TRANSITIVE, INTRANSITIVE) To curdle, as milk.
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) 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.
1.
To pain, to grieve, to vex