Today’s “Word of the Day” is “pine for“ and it is a phrasal verb and its meaning is “miss someone a lot and long for the return of them (him/her); miss something very much and wish for the return of it”.
Example Sentence: Those pining for a return to the status quo have forgotten that US foreign policy disasters helped pave the way for Trump in the first place.
This word is present in The Guardian article Biden says ‘America is back’. But will his team of insiders repeat their old mistakes? and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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