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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.
1. a. : all right. that's fine with me. b. : well or healthy : not sick or injured. feel fine. 2. : superior in kind, quality, or appearance : excellent. a fine job. a fine day. fine wines. 3. a (1) : very thin in gauge or texture. fine thread. (2) : not coarse.
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.
Fine definition: of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade. See examples of FINE used in a sentence.
You say ' fine ' or ' that's fine ' to show that you do not object to an arrangement, action, or situation that has been suggested.
Definition of fine adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
used to agree with a suggestion, idea, decision, etc: "Shall we meet at 8 o'clock?" "Yes, that's fine by me." fine adjective (THIN) thin or made of very small pieces: fine, brown hair. fine sand. fine adjective (SUNNY)
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”).
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.
