pine
To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distressTo languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.
» Tom's cabin has knotty pine walls.
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4 senses(intransitive)To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.
siechen, sich verzehren, sich aufzehren
изныв́атьiznyv́atʹ, ча́хнутьčáxnutʹ
(intransitive)To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.
Laura was pining for Bill all the time he was gone.
sich sehnen, schmachten, sich verzehren
тоскова́тьtoskovátʹ, жа́ждатьžáždatʹ
тужи́тиtužýty, сумува́тиsumuváty
(transitive)To grieve or mourn for.
trauern
(transitive)To inflict pain upon; to torment.
quälen, foltern, heimsuchen
- have a desire for something or someone who is not present
Examples
110 sentencesTom's cabin has knotty pine walls.
This is a well-shaped pine tree.
I like the smell of pine trees.
ruЯ люблю запах сосен. — marafon
There are a great many species of pine trees.
There used to be a big pine tree in front of my house.
ruПеред моим домом когда-то росла большая сосна. — odexed
deFrüher stand ein großer Kiefernbaum vor meinem Hause. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English pynen, from Old English pīnian (“to torment”), from Proto-West GermaniFrom Middle English pynen, from Old English pīnian (“to torment”), from Proto-West Germanic *pīnōn, from Proto-West Germanic *pīnā (“pain, torment, torture”), from the noun (see above). Cognate with German peinigen (“to torment, torture”), Icelandic pína (“to torment”).
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Forms
pines, pining, pined, pinedSynonyms
42 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle