pine

B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˈpaɪn/ UK /paɪn/ See IPA manual

Freq #6644

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1

noun
A tall evergreen tree with long thin needles instead of leaves.

The mountain slopes were covered in dark green pine.
2

verb
To miss someone or something so much that it makes you sad.

The dog pined for its owner the whole week she was away.

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1 noun · a tall evergreen tree with... pine treepinus

2 verb · to miss someone or... long yearn

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Forms pinedpinespining

Derived forms forpineinsignis-pinenonpinepine-conepine-mosspinealpineapplepinebranchpinecladpineconepinedropspinefinch

Etymology

From Middle English pyne, pine, probably from Old English *pīne (“pain”), from Proto-West Germanic *pīnā (“pain, torment, torture”), possibly from Latin poena (“punishment”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”). Cognate to pain. Entered Germanic with Christianity; cognate to Middle Dutch pinen, Old High German pīnōn, Old Norse pína.

pyne Middle English *pīne Old English *pīnā Proto-West Germanic poena Latin ποινή Ancient Greek

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# pine

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈpaɪn/
**IPA (UK):** /paɪn/
**Frequency rank:** 6644

## Meanings
1. A tall evergreen tree with long thin needles instead of leaves.
2. To miss someone or something so much that it makes you sad.

## Examples
- The mountain slopes were covered in dark green pine.
- The dog pined for its owner the whole week she was away.

## Derived Forms
- forpine
- insignis-pine
- nonpine
- pine-cone
- pine-moss
- pineal
- pineapple
- pinebranch
- pineclad
- pinecone
- pinedrops
- pinefinch

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pyne
- Root: *pīne
- Root: *pīnā
- Root: poena
- Root: ποινή

## Etymology
From Middle English pyne, pine, probably from Old English *pīne (“pain”), from Proto-West Germanic *pīnā (“pain, torment, torture”), possibly from Latin poena (“punishment”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”). Cognate to pain. Entered Germanic with Christianity; cognate to Middle Dutch pinen, Old High German pīnōn, Old Norse pína.

## AI Etymology
Pine comes from Middle English pyne, pine, probably from Old English *pīne (“pain”), from Proto-West Germanic *pīnā (“pain, torment, torture”), possibly from Latin poena (“punishment”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”). Cognate to pain. Entered Germanic with Christianity; cognate to Middle Dutch pinen, Old High German pīnōn, Old Norse pína. In present-day English it covers a tall evergreen tree with long thin needles instead of leaves and to miss someone or something so much that it makes you sad. The wider family includes derived forms such as forpine, insignis-pine, nonpine, pine-cone, pine-moss.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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