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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRepine
/rɪˈpaɪn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To feel or express discontent, fret, or complain.
"She did not repine at her hard fate, but instead focused on finding a new path forward." - 2
To long for something.
"He sat by the window, silently repining for the lost days of his youth."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix re- (expressing intensive or iterative force) combined with pine (from Old English pānian or Middle English pinen, meaning to torment or afflict). It emerged in the 16th century initially to mean to suffer or languish, subsequently shifting to its current primary sense of expressing discontent or longing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Repine" is said worldwide
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se lamenter
Transliteration: sə lamɑ̃te
"Il ne sert à rien de se lamenter sur le passé."
murren
Transliteration: mʊʁən
"Man soll über sein Schicksal nicht murren."
lamentarsi
Transliteration: lamenˈtarsi
"Accettò la decisione senza lamentarsi."
quejarse
Transliteration: keˈxaɾse
"Ella aceptó su destino sin quejarse."
lamentar-se
Transliteration: lãmẽˈtaɾ si
"Ele aceitou as dificuldades sem se lamentar."
शिकायत करना
Transliteration: shikayat karna
"उसे अपनी स्थिति पर कभी शिकायत नहीं करनी चाहिए।"
抱怨
Transliteration: bàoyuàn
"面对困难，他没有一句抱怨。"
불평하다
Transliteration: bulpyeonghada
"그는 자신의 운명에 대해 불평하지 않았다."
不平を言う
Transliteration: fuhei o iu
"彼女は自分の境遇について不平を言わなかった。"
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