pine away

• Phrasal verb, das den allmählichen körperlichen und seelischen Verfall durch Sehnsucht, Kummer oder unerfülltes Verlangen beschreibt; auch für das langsame Schwächerwerden oder Abmagern ohne erkennbare äußere Ursache.

A phrasal verb used to describe the act of gradually becoming weaker, thinner, or sadder due to longing, grief, or unfulfilled desire.

unzählbar · intransitiv · Phrasal, ohne Objekt

1. Languish from griefformal

   To become weak, thin, or ill because of sadness, longing, or unrequited love.

   Vor Kummer vergehen

   • After her husband died, she seemed to pine away.
   • He pined away for years after his lover left him.
   • The dog pined away in the corner after its owner passed.

   Synonymedeclinedroopdwindlefadelanguishsickenwither

   Antonymeflourishthrive

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