Expecting vs Yearn - What's the difference?
expecting | yearn |
Of a woman or female animal, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant.
To long, have a strong desire (for something).
* All I yearn for is a simple life.
To long for something in the past with melancholy, nostalgically
To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
* Shakespeare
To pain; to grieve; to vex.
* Shakespeare
* Shakespeare
As verbs the difference between expecting and yearn
is that expecting is while yearn is to long, have a strong desire (for something) or yearn can be (scotland) to curdle, as milk.As an adjective expecting
is of a woman or female animal, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant.expecting
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(-)- The expecting mother is enthusiastic about learning child care.
- When is the new couple expecting ?
Synonyms
* see pregnantAnagrams
*yearn
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) giernan, from (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)- Falstaff he is dead, and we must yearn therefore.
- It would yearn your heart to see it.
- It yearns me not if men my garments wear.
