fine
/ˈfaɪ̯n/ verb B2- To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify. · to fine gold
- To become finer, purer, or cleaner.
- To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.
- To change by fine gradations. · to fine down a ship's lines, i.e. to diminish her lines gradually
- To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.
- To become gradually fine; to diminish; to dwindle (with away, down, or off).
He/she/it fines · Past fined · Past participle fined · -ing form fining
Verb forms
- Base form
- fine
- He/she/it
- fines
- Past
- fined
- Past participle
- fined
- -ing form
- fining
From the library
Toto was a fine curiosity to all the people, for they had never seen a dog before.
“I have heard much of your master’s fine person,” said Mrs.
He was a fine, tall, slim young fellow of eighteen or twenty, with black eyes, and hair as dark as a raven’s wing; and his whole appearance bespoke that calmness and resolution peculiar to men accustomed from their cradle to contend with danger.
A HORSE, proud of his fine trappings, met an Ass on the highway.
Other matches
- fine Of superior quality. A1
- fine Fine champagne B1
- fine Well, nicely, in a positive, agreeable way. B2
- fine To issue a fine as punishment to C2
- fine A final agreement concerning lands or rents bet... C2
- fine A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law. C2
- fine The end of a musical composition. C2
- fine Expression of C2
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