verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

pine away

pine away · pines away · pined away · pining away

витрачати, тратити, спустошувати

тратить, разрушать, разорять

vergeben, verschenken, verschwenden

To mourn or grieve so intensely as to slowly decline in health, vitality or energyTo mourn or grieve so intensely as to slowly decline in health, vitality or energy.

Meaning

1 senses

(idiomatic)To mourn or grieve so intensely as to slowly decline in health, vitality or energy.

More definitions

lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

Translations

1 languages

Forms

pines away, pining away, pined away, pined away

Base form	pine away · to pine away
3rd person singular	pines away
Present participle	pining away
Past simple	pined away
Past participle	pined away

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	pine away
he, she, it	pines away

Past simpleLesson

all persons

pined away

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have pined away
he, she, it	has pined away

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will pine away

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Close in meaning

lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief:waste languish

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb