pine forsomething/someone
phrasal verbwithpineverb[I]uk/paɪn/us/paɪn/
towantormisssomething or someone very much:
He's stillpiningfor his ex-girlfriend.
After threemonthsaway, I waspiningforhome.
Wanting things
- ache forsomething
- acquisitive
- ambitious
- ambitiously
- angle
- angle forsomething
- burn
- fancy
- hanker after/forsomething
- haveyoureye onsomethingidiom
- hunger
- hunger after/forsomething
- pine
- setyoursights onsomethingidiom
- shook
- sight
- someone'sheart's desireidiom
- straw
- super-ambitious
- tempt