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noun | verb pinepine1 /paɪn/ ●●○ noun ETYMOLOGYpine1Origin: 1000-1100 Latin pinus 1 [countable] (also ˈpine tree) a tall tree with long hard sharp leaves that do not fall off in winter: a grove of pines2[uncountable] the soft pale-colored wood of this tree, used to make furniture, floors, etc.: The doors were made of pine. a pine table noun | verb pinepine2 verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYpine2Origin: Old English pinian, from pin punishment, from Latin poena; ➔ PAIN1 VERB TABLEpine |
Present | I, you, we, they | pine | | he, she, it | pines | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | pined | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have pined | | he, she, it | has pined | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had pined | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will pine | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have pined |
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Present | I | am pining | | he, she, it | is pining | | you, we, they | are pining | Past | I, he, she, it | was pining | | you, we, they | were pining | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been pining | | he, she, it | has been pining | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been pining | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be pining | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been pining |
THESAURUSdesire► want to feel that you must have something, do something, have someone do something, or have something happen: I want some coffee. ► would like used to say you want something in a polite way: I’d like some coffee, please. ► wish to want something to happen even though it is unlikely or impossible: I wish I had more money. ► would love used to say you want something very much in a polite way: I’d love to see your house sometime. ► crave to want something very much in a way that is difficult to control: I’ve been craving ice cream all day. ► desire formal to want something very much: Why is she unhappy? She has everything she could possibly desire. ► covet formal to have a strong desire for something that someone else has: Many housing developers covet the huge piece of land by the lake, but the owner is not selling. ► long to want very much to have something or do something, especially when you are unlikely to get it or do it soon. Used especially in writing and literature: He longed to see his family again. ► yearn to long for something, and feel slightly sad because you do not have it. Used especially in writing and literature: She yearned for a child of her own. ► pine for somebody/something to strongly miss or want someone or something that you cannot have, especially so that you feel sick or unhappy. Used especially in writing and literature: As the trip continued, he pined for home. to be sad and not continue your life as normal because someone has died or gone awaypine after somebody/something phrasal verb to miss or want someone or something very much that you cannot have, especially so that you feel sick or unhappy SYN pine forpine away phrasal verb to gradually become less active, weaker and often sick, especially because you miss someone who has died or gone away: Don’t think I’m pining away because he’s left me.pine for somebody/something phrasal verb to miss or want someone or something very much that you cannot have, especially so that you feel sick or unhappy: Leo is still pining for home.► see thesaurus at want1 |