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re·pine

 (rĭ-pīn′)
intr.v. re·pined, re·pin·ing, re·pines
1. To be discontented or low in spirits; complain or fret.
2. To yearn after something: Immigrants who repined for their homeland.
[Middle English repinen, to be aggrieved : re-, re- + pinen, to yearn; see pine2.]
re·pin′er n.
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repine

(rɪˈpaɪn)
vb
(intr) to be fretful or low-spirited through discontent
[C16: from re- + pine2]
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re•pine

(rɪˈpaɪn)

v.i. -pined, -pin•ing.
1. to fret or complain.
2. to yearn for something.
[1520–30; appar. on the model of repent1]
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repine


Past participle: repined
Gerund: repining

Imperative
repine
repine
Present
I repine
you repine
he/she/it repines
we repine
you repine
they repine
Preterite
I repined
you repined
he/she/it repined
we repined
you repined
they repined
Present Continuous
I am repining
you are repining
he/she/it is repining
we are repining
you are repining
they are repining
Present Perfect
I have repined
you have repined
he/she/it has repined
we have repined
you have repined
they have repined
Past Continuous
I was repining
you were repining
he/she/it was repining
we were repining
you were repining
they were repining
Past Perfect
I had repined
you had repined
he/she/it had repined
we had repined
you had repined
they had repined
Future
I will repine
you will repine
he/she/it will repine
we will repine
you will repine
they will repine
Future Perfect
I will have repined
you will have repined
he/she/it will have repined
we will have repined
you will have repined
they will have repined
Future Continuous
I will be repining
you will be repining
he/she/it will be repining
we will be repining
you will be repining
they will be repining
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been repining
you have been repining
he/she/it has been repining
we have been repining
you have been repining
they have been repining
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been repining
you will have been repining
he/she/it will have been repining
we will have been repining
you will have been repining
they will have been repining
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been repining
you had been repining
he/she/it had been repining
we had been repining
you had been repining
they had been repining
Conditional
I would repine
you would repine
he/she/it would repine
we would repine
you would repine
they would repine
Past Conditional
I would have repined
you would have repined
he/she/it would have repined
we would have repined
you would have repined
they would have repined
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.repine - express discontent
kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
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Translations

repine

[rɪˈpaɪn] VI (liter) → quejarse (at de) → afligirse (at por)
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repine

vi (liter) → hadern (geh) → (at, against mit)
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