YEARN

[verb] - to desire very strongly, esp. something that you cannot have or something that is very difficult to haveThe whole country seems to yearn for its lost empire. [I]Is it not in the nature of all human beings to yearn for freedom? [I]Despite his great commercial success he still yearns for critical approval. [I]It's better to be happy with what you've got than to be always yearning towards something you can't have. [I]Sometimes I just yearn to be alone. [+ to infinitive]