pine II v. 1) чахнуть, томиться; изнемогать, изнывать, иссыхать (тж. pine away); Grace missed him so badly that she almost pined away to nothing.
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pine II v. 2) жаждать (чего-л.), тосковать (по чему-л.) (for, after); Although the boy had lived in his new country for three years, he was still pining for his homeland. The boy has been pining over his dead dog for more than a week now. Syn: see yearn
