pine
noun
any evergreen, conifer of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
pined
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past participleof pine.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof pine.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
pinenounany evergreen, conifer of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Example Sentences
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My wife and I never pined for Bremerton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
And you can expect more such details to surface as we finally get the Succession epilogue its fans have pined for, with a Tom Wambsgans type in charge.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2026
"Please tell me she's real," pined one on Threads.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
Executives want to appeal to customers who have long pined for a way to sign up for only the channels they actually watch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2024
Or maybe we are stupid in the exact same way as every other idiot mortal who’s pined away for another bite of goblin fruit.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
