pine away

• Verbe à particule décrivant le fait de dépérir progressivement, de maigrir ou de s'attrister profondément à cause d'un chagrin, d'un manque ou d'un désir insatisfait.

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

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Languish from griefformal

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

   Dépérir de chagrin

   • 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.

   Synonymesdeclinedroopdwindlefadelanguishsickenwither

   Antonymesflourishthrive

Verbe de basepine