pine
/paɪn/noun
उच्चारण पाइन
चीड़
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a tall forest tree with leaves like needles that stay green all year; the wood of this tree
चीड़
- pine forests of the Himalayas
- A tall pine stood alone on the ridge above the village.
- The hotel was surrounded by tall pine trees and misty hills.
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- The room smelt of fresh pine wood.
- Tourists photographed the snow-covered pines near Shimla.
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[I] ~ (for sb/sth)
to become very sad because somebody has died or gone away; to want or miss something very much
तड़पना, व्याकुल होना
- She pined for her home.
- The old man pined for the village he had left forty years ago.
- The puppy pined for its owner while she was away.
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- He pined for the rains of his hometown while living in Rajasthan.
- Many students away from home pine for their mother's cooking.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
pine (noun)
As a noun, pine means the tree or its wood. Use pine tree for the tree and pine wood or pine for the material.
Noun के रूप में 'pine' का अर्थ चीड़ का पेड़ या उसकी लकड़ी है। पेड़ के लिए 'pine tree' और सामग्री के लिए 'pine wood' या 'pine' कहें।
- Pine trees cover the slopes of the Himalayas.
- The table is made of pine.
pine for + sb/sth
As a verb, pine takes for before the thing or person you miss very much. It is literary and usually used for strong feeling.
Verb के रूप में 'pine' के बाद जिसकी बहुत याद आए उसके लिए for आता है। यह साहित्यिक है और प्रायः तीव्र भावना के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है।
- She pined for her village while studying in the city.
pine + noun phrase (tense)
Pine is usually used in the continuous or simple tense for a feeling that lasts; the thing missed can be a person, a place or a time.
'Pine' प्रायः continuous या simple tense में लंबे समय तक चलने वाली भावना के लिए आता है; जिसकी याद आए वह व्यक्ति, स्थान या समय हो सकता है।
- He is still pining for his school days.
- She pined for the mountains all year.
pine away
Pine away means to become weak and thin from sadness or longing.
'Pine away' का अर्थ दुख या तड़प से कमज़ोर और दुबला हो जाना है।
- The old man pined away after his wife died.
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pine + noun
treeforestwoodneedlecone
- The pine forest was silent after the snowfall.
adverb + pine
quietlysecretlysilentlyvisibly
- She silently pined for her friends back home.
pine for
homelovefreedomthe pastcompany
- The soldier pined for home during the long posting.
adjective + pine
talldarkscentedevergreen
- A tall pine stood near the old school.
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- The scent of pine filled the air in Shimla.
शिमला की हवा में चीड़ की ख़ुशबू भरी हुई थी।
- Radhika pined for her mother's cooking in the hostel.
छात्रावास में राधिका को अपनी माँ के खाने की बहुत याद आती थी।
- Pine wood is soft and easy to cut.
चीड़ की लकड़ी मुलायम होती है और आसानी से कट जाती है।
- The old dog pined for its master.
बूढ़ा कुत्ता अपने मालिक के लिए तड़पता रहा।
- Pine needles cover the path in the hill forest.
पहाड़ी जंगल की पगडंडी चीड़ की सुइयों जैसी पत्तियों से ढकी है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Pine for, long for and miss all show wanting something absent, but with different strength.
Pine for, long for और miss तीनों किसी अनुपस्थित चीज़ की चाह दिखाते हैं, पर तीव्रता में अंतर है।
Literary; suffer quietly from missing someone or something.
साहित्यिक; किसी की याद में चुपचाप कष्ट सहना।
- She pined for her home.
To want something very strongly, often with sadness.
किसी चीज़ की बहुत तीव्र चाह करना, प्रायः उदासी के साथ।
- He yearned for freedom.
The everyday word for feeling the absence of someone.
किसी की अनुपस्थिति महसूस करने का रोज़मर्रा का शब्द।
- I miss my friends.
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pine for sb/sth
to want or miss somebody or something very much
(किसी के लिए) तरसना, बेहद याद करना
- Living in the hostel, she pined for her mother's cooking.
?Which word?
Keep the long-for words together: pine for, yearn for, long for, hanker after, ache for, crave.
लालसा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: pine for, yearn for, long for, hanker after, ache for, crave।
§Grammar and usage
Pine for sb or sth ('pine for home').
Prepositions: pine for sb or sth का अर्थ है किसी के लिए तरसना, जैसे 'pine for home' (घर की याद में तड़पना)। pine के बाद for आता है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Pine away (become weaker because of sadness).
Phrasal verb 'pine away' (दुख से कमज़ोर होते जाना)।
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General knowledge
Pine trees are coniferous (with cones and needle-like leaves) and grow in the Himalayas; chir pine needles are a cause of forest fires in Uttarakhand.
चीड़ के पेड़ शंकुधारी (शंकु और सुई जैसी पत्तियों वाले) हैं और हिमालय में उगते हैं; चीड़ की पत्तियाँ उत्तराखंड में वनाग्नि का कारण हैं।