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pine away

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Verb1.pine away - lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"
languish, waste
weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
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? pine away
vi (from grief) → sich (vor Kummer) verzehren, vor Gram vergehen; (from disease) → (dahin)siechen; (of animal, plant) → eingehen; she pined away and died → sie starb an gebrochenem Herzen; the dog just pined away and died → der Hund ging langsam ein


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For which reason Jason declared that was he deprived of his kingdom he should pine away with regret, as not knowing how to live a private man.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
"Aunt Martha's ain't got a faded leaf on 'em; but they pine away when they ain't cared for," she said reflectively.
Ethan Frome by Wharton, Edith View in context
As for Daae, he began to pine away with homesickness.
The Phantom of the Opera by Leroux, Gaston View in context
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