Words / A2

Y-ORN/jɔːn/

Yawn means open your mouth wide because you are tired or bored: yawn in class, a huge yawn, try not to yawn. Tired is the usual cause. Stretch often happens with a yawn after sleep. Past: yawned. Do not write yarn (wool) or yawn for dawn (sunrise).

Meaning

To open your mouth wide because you are tired or bored.

Examples

• “He yawned at the back of the lecture.”
• “A yawn went round the hot classroom.”
• “He yawned and reached for another coffee.”

Good to know

yawn in class / a huge yawn. Cause: tired or bored. Mix-ups: yarn (wool), dawn (sunrise). Past: yawned.

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