yearned
Yearned is the past tense of the verb yearn. It signals a strong, often melancholic longing for something that is difficult to obtain or is no longer present. It can describe longing for people, places, circumstances, or states of being, and is frequently associated with nostalgia, unfulfilled desire, or wistful hope.
The word yearn derives from Old English and related Germanic roots, meaning to desire or long for.
Yearned is typically followed by for plus the object of desire (for example, yearned for freedom, yearned
Related terms include longing, yearning, crave, desire, and nostalgia.