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pine
1[pahyn]
pine
2[pahyn]
verb (used without object)
to yearn deeply; suffer with longing; long painfully (often followed byfor ).
to pine for one's home and family.
to fail gradually in health or vitality from grief, regret, or longing (often followed byaway ).
Separated by their families, the lovers pined away.
Synonyms: , , , ,Archaic.to be discontented; fret.
verb (used with object)
Archaic.to suffer grief or regret over.
noun
Archaic.painful longing.
pine
1/ 貹ɪ /
noun
any evergreen resinous coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, of the N hemisphere, with long needle-shaped leaves and brown cones: family Pinaceae See also longleaf pine nut pine pitch pine Scots pine
any other tree or shrub of the family Pinaceae
the wood of any of these trees
any of various similar but unrelated plants, such as ground pine and screw pine
pine
2/ 貹ɪ /
verb
(intr; often foll by for or an infinitive) to feel great longing or desire; yearn
to become ill, feeble, or thin through worry, longing, etc
archaic(tr) to mourn or grieve for
Pine
3/ 貹ɪ /
noun
Courtney. born 1964, British jazz saxophonist and clarinettist
Other Word Forms
- pinelike adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of pine1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pine1
Origin of pine2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Brown drew a single picture of a robot standing on the branch of a giant pine tree, then put it aside while he produced other work.
The campground, shaded by large pine and other trees, has flush and vault toilets and drinking water.
Later Monday morning, one of the camera operators found the eaglet perching at the top of a tree near the 145-foot-tall Jeffrey pine that holds the family’s huge nest.
Yet he felt compelled to hold a news conference at the Bears training camp in Lake Forest, Ill., to explain why he pined for playing in, say, Minnesota.
Colorfully painted wooden buildings sit at the junction of two rivers, beneath majestic pines and mountain peaks.
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