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Definition of
pine verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
pine
verb
verb
NAmE
/
/
paɪn
/
/
[
intransitive
]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they
pine
he / she / it
pines
past simple
pined
-ing form
pining
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to become very sad because someone has died or gone away
She pined for months after he'd gone.
Phrasal Verbs
pine away
pine for
See
pine
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