pine

🇺🇸 /paɪn/ 🇬🇧 /paɪn/
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Tags TOP3000CEFR-B2
noun
R

A type of tree with needle-like leaves that stays green all year

We sat under a tall pine tree for shade

R

The light-colored wood from pine trees, often used for furniture

This chair is made from pine wood

verb
R

To feel very sad and miss someone who is gone

She would pine for her friend who moved away

translation

n. A type of tree with needle-like leaves that stays green all year; The light-colored wood from pine trees, often used for furniture
v. To feel very sad and miss someone who is gone

Word Forms

Plural pines
Progressive pining
Past pined
Perfect pined
3rd Present pines