Yearn

"Yearn" in Dutch

smachten

(to have a strong desire for something or to do something)

terugverlangen (naar)

(to long for something in the past with melancholy or nostalgia)

verlangen (naar)

(to have a strong desire for something or to do something)

zuchten

(to have a strong desire for something or to do something)

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