pine
gb/pˈaɪn/ us/pˈaɪn/
A2
Inglês
~ 4900
fenyő, sóvárog, epekedik, vágyakozik
SUBSTANTIVO
A2
1
fenyő
A2
Padrão de uso:
[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.
Exemplos para estudantes
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.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pine' with 'palm' because both are trees, but they are very different types.
Significado
Evergreen coniferous tree
Colocações
pine forest
|pine tree
|pine needles
|pine cone
|pine wood
Sinônimos
conifer (More general term for any cone-bearing evergreen tree, not only pine.)
Antônimos
deciduous tree (A tree that loses its leaves each year, unlike a pine.)
Temas
nature
|plants
|forestry
|core_vocabulary
Definição
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.
VERBO
B2
LITERARY
2
Padrão de uso:
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.
Exemplos para estudantes
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.
Erro comum:
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.
Significado
Feel deep longing or sadness
Colocações
pine for
|pine after
|languish and pine
Sinônimos
yearn (Similar in meaning but can be less intense or less associated with physical decline.)
Antônimos
be content (Opposite emotional state of being satisfied and not longing for something.)
Temas
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definição
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.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
pine
AFI
GB/pˈaɪn/
US/pˈaɪn/
Sílabas e tonicidade
pine (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (pine)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: pine
- Plural: pine, pines
Verb
- Base: pine
- 3rd Person Singular: pines
- Present Participle: pining
- Past: pined
Família de palavras
Forms
pines
noun
pining
verb
pined
verb
Core family
pinecone
noun
pinewood
noun
Related words
Advanced or less common
piney
adjective
Expressões
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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- She still pines for her childhood home.
- He pined for his family during the long voyage.