Pity and Yearn over

Pity

Pity verb - To have sympathy for.
Usage example: I always pity the people who have to work in this freezing weather

Yearn over and pity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Yearn over" instead a verb "Pity".

Yearn over

Yearn over verb - To have sympathy for.
Usage example: who wouldn't yearn over the poor little girl who just became an orphan?
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Synonyms for Yearn over

Pity and yearn over are semantically related. You can use "Pity" instead a verb phrase "Yearn over".
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