pine

pine¹ [paın] n

[Date: 1000-1100; : Latin; Origin: pinus]

1.) [U and C] also pine tree

a tall tree with long hard sharp leaves that do not fall off in winter

▪ an ancient pine forest

2.) [U]

the pale wood of pine trees, used to make furniture, floors etc

▪ a pine table

pine ²

pine² v

[: Old English; Origin: pinian, from pin [i]'punishment', from Latin poena; PAIN¹]

to become sad and not continue your life as normal because someone has died or gone away

▪ Six months after he left, she was still pining.

pine away phr v

to become less active, weaker and often ill, especially because you miss someone who has died or gone away

pine for / [pine for sb/sth] phr v

1.) if you pine for a place or for something, you miss it a lot and wish you could be there or have it again

▪ After two months in France I was pining for home.

2.) if you pine for someone, you feel very unhappy because they are not with you

▪ Karen had been pining for her friends back home in Colorado.