yearning

[US]/'jɜːnɪŋ/
[UK]/'jɝnɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. nostalgisk; længselsfuld; begærlig
n. begær; nostalgi; medfølelse
v. begære; længes efter; savne
Word Forms
Pluralyearnings
Present Participleyearning

Phrases & Collocations

yearning for

begær efter

Example Sentences

They had a deep yearning for their homeland.

De havde et dybt savn efter deres fædreland.

a nameless yearning for transcendence.

en navnløs længsel efter transcendens.

He looked at her with yearning.

Han så på hende med længsel.

the yearnings for romance and adventure that are awakened by spring.

Længslen efter romantik og eventyr, der vækkes af foråret.

He felt a great yearning after his old job.

Han følte en stor længsel efter sit gamle job.

All things, far from yearning to be re-united with God, had never left themselves and here they are, Dharmakaya, the body of the truth law, the universal Thisness.

Alle ting, langt fra at længes efter at blive forenet med Gud, har aldrig forladt sig selv, og her er de, Dharmakaya, sandhedens lovs legeme, det universelle Dette.

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