yearning
intermediateB1/ˈjɜːrnɪŋ/ · yearn-ing
a deep longing or desire for something or someone.
Meanings
a deep longing or desire for something or someone.
کسی چیز یا کسی کے لیے شدید خواہش یا آروزی۔
آرزو
arzoo
Antonyms
Common Collocations
- yearning for love
- yearning of the soul
- deep yearning
Example Sentences
Her yearning for adventure led her to travel the world.
اس کی مہم جوئی کی آرزو اسے دنیا بھر میں سفر کرنے کی طرف لے گئی۔
Us ki muhim jooee ki arzoo use duniya bhar mein safar karne ki taraf le gayi.
He felt a strong yearning for his childhood home.
اس نے اپنے بچپن کے گھر کے لیے شدید خواہش محسوس کی۔
Us ne apne bachpan ke ghar ke liye shadeed khwahish mehsoos ki.
The poet writes beautifully about the yearning for lost love.
شاعر گمشدہ محبت کی آرزو کے بارے میں خوبصورت لکھتا ہے۔
Shaayar gumshuda mohabbat ki arzoo ke bare mein khoobsurat likhta hai.
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💡 Memory Tip
Yearning sounds like 'yearn' with a 'ing' at the end, linking it to a continuous feeling of desire.
Imagine a heart surrounded by a longing landscape, representing deep emotional desire.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
غزل کے درختوں سے ہوں باہر تو کیا، / میری آرزو تو ہمیشہ تیرے ساتھ ہے۔
Ghazal ke darakhton se hun bahar to kya, / Meri arzoo to hamesha tere saath hai.
What does it matter if I am outside the trees of the ghazal, / My yearning is always with you.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
آرزو ہے اڑنے کی، پر پروں کی قید ہے۔
Arzoo hai udne ki, par paron ki qaid hai.
The desire is to fly, but there is the confinement of wings.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Old English "geornian" — to crave, desire
First known use: 14th century
The term 'yearning' has evolved from Old English, reflecting a deep longing or desire that goes beyond mere wanting into an emotional desire.