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- Dictionaryfine/fʌɪn/
adjective
- 1. of very high quality; very good of its kind: "this was a fine piece of film-making" Similar Opposite
- 2. very thin or narrow: "a fine nylon thread" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. very small particles found in mining, milling, etc.
adverb
- 1. in a satisfactory or pleasing manner; very well: informal "‘And how's the job-hunting going?’ ‘Oh, fine.’"
- 2. behind the wicket and close to the line of flight of the ball when it is bowled.
verb
- 1. clarify (beer or wine) by causing the precipitation of sediment during production. Similar
- 2. make or become thinner: "she'd certainly fined down—her face was thinner" Similar
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FINE definition: 1. good or good enough; healthy and well: 2. excellent or much better than average: 3. very thin…. Learn more.
noun (1) 1. a. : a sum imposed as punishment for an offense. The motorist had to pay a fine for speeding. b. : a forfeiture or penalty paid to an injured party in a civil action. 2. : a compromise of a fictitious suit used as a form of conveyance of lands.
1. a. Of superior quality, skill, or appearance: a fine day; a fine wine. b. Excellent in character or ability: a fine person; a fine writer. 2. Very small in size, weight, or thickness: fine type; fine paper. 3. a. Free from impurities. b. Metallurgy Containing pure metal in a specified proportion or amount: gold 21 carats fine. 4.
A fine is a fee you pay when you break the rules, as in not turning in library materials on time, resulting in a fine. As an adjective, fine means "high quality" or "unblemished" like fine china. If you read music, you know that fine is a spot where the music finishes.
1. countable noun B1+. A fine is a punishment in which a person is ordered to pay a sum of money because they have done something illegal or broken a rule. Synonyms: penalty, damages, punishment, forfeit More Synonyms of fine. 2. verb B2.
Definition of fine adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'fine' adjective uses. 1. You use fine to describe something that you admire and think is very good. [...] 2. If you say that you are fine, you mean that you are in good health or reasonably happy. [...] 3. If you say that something is fine, you mean that it is satisfactory or acceptable. [...] More. punishment. 1.
FINE definition: 1. well, healthy, or happy: 2. good or good enough: 3. excellent, or of very good quality: . Learn more.
of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine. Synonyms: select, perfect, consummate, finished. Antonyms: inferior. choice, excellent, or admirable: a fine painting. satisfactory or acceptable; okay: The story is fine for a class assignment but not good enough to publish in the school paper.
From Middle English fin, from Old French fin (“fine, minute, exact”), probably, from Latin finitus (“literally finished (used as an adjective by Cicero, of words, well rounded)”), past participle of fīnīre (“to limit, bound, define, terminate, finish”), from finis (“a limit, end”).