pine
gb/pˈaɪn/ us/pˈaɪn/
A2
Engleză
~ 4900
fenyő, sóvárog, epekedik, vágyakozik
SUBSTANTIV
A2
1
fenyő
A2
Tipar de utilizare:
[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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pine' with 'palm' because both are trees, but they are very different types.
Sens
Evergreen coniferous tree
Colocații
pine forest
|pine tree
|pine needles
|pine cone
|pine wood
Sinonime
conifer (More general term for any cone-bearing evergreen tree, not only pine.)
Antonime
deciduous tree (A tree that loses its leaves each year, unlike a pine.)
Teme
nature
|plants
|forestry
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
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.
VERB
B2
LITERARY
2
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
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.
Sens
Feel deep longing or sadness
Colocații
pine for
|pine after
|languish and pine
Sinonime
yearn (Similar in meaning but can be less intense or less associated with physical decline.)
Antonime
be content (Opposite emotional state of being satisfied and not longing for something.)
Teme
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
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.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
pine
IPA
GB/pˈaɪn/
US/pˈaɪn/
Silabe și accent
pine (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (pine)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: pine
- Plural: pine, pines
Verb
- Base: pine
- 3rd Person Singular: pines
- Present Participle: pining
- Past: pined
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
pines
noun
pining
verb
pined
verb
Core family
pinecone
noun
pinewood
noun
Related words
Advanced or less common
piney
adjective
Expresii
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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- She still pines for her childhood home.
- He pined for his family during the long voyage.