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pine [ pīn ] (past and past participle pined, present participle pin·ing, 3rd person present singular pines)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. yearn: to long for somebody or something, especially somebody or something unattainable

2. waste away: to become weak and lose vitality as a result of grief or longing

[ Old English pīnian "suffer" < pīne "punishment" < Latin poena (see pain)]
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