pined (verb)

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• pine away — verb lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief After her husband died, she just pined away • Syn: ↑waste, ↑languish • Derivationally related forms: ↑languisher (for: ↑languish), ↑was …   Useful english dictionary

• pine for — ˈpine for [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pine for he/she/it pines for present participle pining for past tense pined for past par …   Useful english dictionary

• pine — pine1 [ paın ] noun * 1. ) pine or pine tree count a tall tree with thin sharp leaves called needles that do not fall off in winter, and hard brown fruits called cones 2. ) uncount the wood of a pine tree: a table made of solid pine pine… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pine away — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms pine away : present tense I/you/we/they pine away he/she/it pines away present participle pining away past tense pined away past participle pined away same as pine II The dog pined away when its owner died.… …   English dictionary

• pine for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pine for : present tense I/you/we/they pine for he/she/it pines for present participle pining for past tense pined for past participle pined for pine for someone/something to be very sad because you want to be …   English dictionary

• pine — [[t]pa͟ɪn[/t]] pines, pining, pined 1) N VAR A pine tree or a pine is a tall tree which has very thin, sharp leaves and a fresh smell. Pine trees have leaves all year round. ...high mountains covered in pine trees. N UNCOUNT: oft N n Pine is the… …   English dictionary

• pine — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pīn, from Latin pinus; probably akin to Greek pitys pine Date: before 12th century 1. any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pine — I UK [paɪn] / US noun Word forms pine : singular pine plural pines * 1) pine or pine tree [countable] a tall tree with thin sharp leaves called needles that do not fall off in winter, and hard brown fruits called cones 2) [uncountable] the wood… …   English dictionary

• long — I. adjective (longer; longest) Etymology: Middle English long, lang, from Old English; akin to Old High German lang long, Latin longus Date: before 12th century 1. a. extending for a considerable distance b. having greater length than usual < a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pine — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a tall tree with long hard sharp leaves that do not fall off in winter: a pine forest 2 the soft pale coloured wood of this tree, used to make furniture, floors etc: a pine table 2 also pine away verb (I) to gradually become… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• o|pin´er — o|pine «oh PYN», transitive verb, intransitive verb, o|pined, o|pin|ing. Informal (now often humorous). to hold or express an opinion; think: »Mr. Squeers yawned fearfully and opined that it was high time to go to bed (Dickens). ╂ …   Useful english dictionary