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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He pined for more: “I’d be micro-editing PowerPoint presentations and thinking, ‘What am I doing with my life?’”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 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
Yet, there is one thing that Manilow has always pined for and now inspires some irrational fears: a Broadway show.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
Several residents still pined for a separate state, leading India’s Parliament to establish Sikh- and Hindu-dominated states in the north, respectively recognized as Punjab and Haryana, by 1966.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2023
She pined away sitting on the ground out-of-doors where she could watch him, turning her face and following him with her eyes as he journeyed over the sky.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
