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  1. 21-Aug-2011, 12:54 #1
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    Default pine over/after/for

    ... something or somebody. Is there a difference in meaning?
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    Default Re: pine over/after/for

    Quote Originally Posted by alikim View Post
    ... something or somebody. Is there a difference in meaning?
    I've only heard and used "to pine for".
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  3. 21-Aug-2011, 13:01 #3
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    Default Re: pine over/after/for

    pine - definition of pine by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

    pine for something or someone

    pining for a mythical past
    She was pining for her lost husband.
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    Default Re: pine over/after/for

    COCA has 103 sentences containing 'pine for', and only one with 'pine over'.
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  5. 21-Aug-2011, 14:33 #5
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    Thanks!
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  6. 21-Aug-2011, 16:17 #6
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    Default Re: pine over/after/for

    I looked up the COCA (what a marvelous resource) and got one result containing 'pine after', too.
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