| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| yearn (v.) |
| can be combined with the prepositions for, after, over, and toward(s), as in Boys his age yearn for [after, over, toward(s)] pimple-free complexions. Yearn also can be followed by to plus an infinitive, as in She yearned to take flying lessons. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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