English to English
fine
(f/aI/n
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adjective (a)
- Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- End; conclusion; termination; extinction.(noun)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence(adv.all)source: wordnet30
- in a delicate manner(adv.all)Example:
Finely shaped features.
Her fine drawn body.
source: wordnet30 - Finely; well; elegantly; fully; delicately; mincingly.(adverb)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition(adj.all)Example:
Everything's fine.
Dinner and the movies had been fine.
Another minute I'd have been fine.
source: wordnet30 - minutely precise especially in differences in meaning(adj.all)Example:
A fine distinction.
source: wordnet30 - thin in thickness or diameter(adj.all)Example:
A fine film of oil.
Fine hairs.
Read the fine print.
source: wordnet30 - characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment(adj.all)Example:
Fine wine.
Looking fine in her Easter suit.
A fine gentleman.
Fine china and crystal.
A fine violinist.
The fine hand of a master.
source: wordnet30 - free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity(adj.all)Example:
Gold 21 carats fine.
source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty(verb.social)Example:
I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street.
source: wordnet30 - To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold.(verb)source: webster1913
- To impose a pecuniary penalty upon for an offense or breach of law; to set a fine on by judgment of a court; to punish by fine; to mulct; as, the trespassers were fined ten dollars.(verb)source: webster1913
- To pay a fine. See Fine,
n. , 3(b) .(verb)source: webster1913 - To finish; to cease; or to cause to cease.(verb)source: webster1913
- To become fine (in any one of various senses); as, the ale will fine; the weather fined.(verb)source: webster1913