pine
gb/pˈaɪn/ us/pˈaɪn/
A2
Angielski
~ 4900
fenyő, sóvárog, epekedik, vágyakozik
RZECZOWNIK
A2
1
fenyő
A2
Schemat użycia:
[someone] sees a pine / [something] grows near pines
The cabin was surrounded by tall pine trees.
A kunyhót magas fenyők vették körül.
Pine needles covered the forest floor.
Fenyőtűk borították az erdő talaját.
We collected pine cones for a craft project.
The scent of pine filled the air.
Pines can grow in poor, sandy soil.
Przykłady dla uczących się
The park has many pine trees.
A parkban sok fenyő van.
I see a big pine near my house.
Látok egy nagy fenyőt a házam közelében.
Pine cones are on the ground.
The forest is full of pines.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pine' with 'palm' because both are trees, but they are very different types.
Znaczenie
Evergreen coniferous tree
Kolokacje
pine forest
|pine tree
|pine needles
|pine cone
|pine wood
Synonimy
conifer (More general term for any cone-bearing evergreen tree, not only pine.)
Antonimy
deciduous tree (A tree that loses its leaves each year, unlike a pine.)
Tematy
nature
|plants
|forestry
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
A tall green tree with long thin leaves shaped like needles and cones that stay green all year.
A type of evergreen tree with long, thin needle-like leaves and cones, belonging to the genus Pinus.
CZASOWNIK
B2
LITERARY
2
Schemat użycia:
to pine for [someone/something] / to pine after [someone]
She pined for her family while living abroad.
Külföldön élve nagyon vágyakozott a családja után.
He spent years pining after his lost love.
Éveken át sóvárgott elvesztett szerelme után.
The old man pined away after his wife died.
They still pine for the days when they were young.
He was pining for home during his travels.
Przykłady dla uczących się
I pine for my hometown.
Vágyakozom a szülővárosom után.
She pines for her old friends.
Vágyakozik a régi barátai után.
He pines after his girlfriend.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pine' (longing) with 'plan' or think it means 'complain'. In modern casual speech, this meaning is less common and often sounds literary.
Znaczenie
Feel deep longing or sadness
Kolokacje
pine for
|pine after
|languish and pine
Synonimy
yearn (Similar in meaning but can be less intense or less associated with physical decline.)
Antonimy
be content (Opposite emotional state of being satisfied and not longing for something.)
Tematy
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
To feel very sad and miss someone or something a lot.
To suffer mental or physical decline because of a strong longing or grief for someone or something absent.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
pine
IPA
GB/pˈaɪn/
US/pˈaɪn/
Sylaby i akcent
pine (1 sylaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (pine)
Formy wyrazu
Noun
- Base: pine
- Plural: pine, pines
Verb
- Base: pine
- 3rd Person Singular: pines
- Present Participle: pining
- Past: pined
Rodzina wyrazów
Forms
pines
noun
pining
verb
pined
verb
Core family
pinecone
noun
pinewood
noun
Related words
Advanced or less common
piney
adjective
Wyrażenia
pine away
1/pˈaɪn əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
literary
Weaken from sadness or longing
To slowly get weak or sick because you are very sad or miss someone or something a lot.
Przykłady
- After his wife died, he seemed to pine away.
- She pined away when her children moved far away.
pine for
1/pˈaɪn fɚ/
phrasal verb
literary
Long for something absent
To feel very sad because you miss someone or something a lot.
Przykłady
- She still pines for her childhood home.
- He pined for his family during the long voyage.