pine for

pine for (someone or something)

To desire or grieve over someone or something so intensely that one becomes depressed or melancholy. You can't just sitting here pining for your ex-boyfriend. It's over—you need to get out there and live your life! I can't stand these kids who pine for the latest, most expensive tech gadgets, even when they literally have no need for them!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pine for

v.
To long or grieve intensely for someone or something: All summer he sat in the garden pining for his girlfriend back home. Many teachers pine for the days when students were better behaved.
See also: pine
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • pine
  • pine after
  • pine after (someone or something)
  • pine for (someone or something)
  • pine over (someone or something)
  • languish over
  • languish over (someone or something)
  • pine away
  • lament (for) (someone or something)
  • lament over
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My goal: to collect cones and seeds of Table Mountain pine for ecological studies.
An Appalachian original