pines
v. B1 Intermediate US //ˈpaɪnz// UK //pˈaɪnz// pines
v. to want something or someone very much, especially when you are sad because they are gone. You use this when you feel a deep, aching need for something you cannot have.
v. to suffer a mental or physical decline from a intense longing for something or someone. Often followed by the preposition 'for'.
He pines for the home he left behind.
The dog sits by the door and pines for its owner whenever she goes on vacation.
In many classic novels, the protagonist pines for a lost love, illustrating the romantic ideal of devotion through suffering and isolation.
Usage
Intransitive; typically requires the preposition 'for' to indicate the object of longing.