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pine

1

[pahyn]

noun

  1. any evergreen, conifer of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.

  2. any of various similar coniferous trees.

  3. the wood of the pine tree.

  4. Informal.the pineapple.



pine

2

[pahyn]

verb (used without object)

pined, pining 
  1. to yearn deeply; suffer with longing; long painfully (often followed byfor ).

    to pine for one's home and family.

  2. to fail gradually in health or vitality from grief, regret, or longing (often followed byaway ).

    Separated by their families, the lovers pined away.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
  3. Archaic.to be discontented; fret.

verb (used with object)

pined, pining 
  1. Archaic.to suffer grief or regret over.

noun

  1. Archaic.painful longing.

pine

1

/ 貹ɪ /

noun

  1. 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

  2. any other tree or shrub of the family Pinaceae

  3. the wood of any of these trees

  4. any of various similar but unrelated plants, such as ground pine and screw pine

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pine

2

/ 貹ɪ /

verb

  1. (intr; often foll by for or an infinitive) to feel great longing or desire; yearn

  2. to become ill, feeble, or thin through worry, longing, etc

  3. archaic(tr) to mourn or grieve for

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Pine

3

/ 貹ɪ /

noun

  1. Courtney. born 1964, British jazz saxophonist and clarinettist

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Other Word Forms

  • pinelike adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pine1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English pin(e), pigne, Old English īԳٰŧǷ “pine tree,” from Old French pin and Latin īԳܲ

Origin of pine2

First recorded before 900; Middle English pinen “to torture, torment, inflict pain, be in pain”; Old English īԾ “to torture,” derivative of ī “torture” ( Middle English pine ), from Late Latin ŧԲ, Latin poena ‼ܲԾ󳾱Գ”; pain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pine1

Old English ī, from Latin īԳܲ pine

Origin of pine2

Old English īԾ to torture, from ī pain, from Medieval Latin ŧԲ, from Latin poena pain
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Synonym Study

See yearn.
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Example Sentences

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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.

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The campground, shaded by large pine and other trees, has flush and vault toilets and drinking water.

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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.

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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.

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Colorfully painted wooden buildings sit at the junction of two rivers, beneath majestic pines and mountain peaks.

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