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English noun: yen | |||
| 1. | yen (feeling) a yearning for something or to do something | ||
| Synonyms | hankering | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hungriness, longing, yearning | ||
| 2. | yen (quantity) the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Japanese monetary unit | ||
| Part holonym | sen | ||
English verb: yen | |||
| 1. | yen (emotion) have a desire for something or someone who is not present | ||
| Samples | She ached for a cigarette. I am pining for my lover. | ||
| Synonyms | ache, languish, pine, yearn | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hanker, long, yearn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | die | ||
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