fine

/fæːn//faɪn/
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noun

1. Fine champagne; French brandy.

2. (usually in the plural) Something that is fine; fine particles.

"They filtered silt and fines out of the soil."

verb

1. To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.

"to fine gold"

2. To become finer, purer, or cleaner.

3. To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.

"to fine the soil"

4. To change by fine gradations.

"to fine down a ship's lines, i.e. to diminish her lines gradually"

5. To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.

6. To become gradually fine; to diminish; to dwindle (with away, down, or off).

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adjective

1. Senses referring to subjective quality.

2. Senses referring to objective quality.

3. Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.

"[...] to nudge it through the covers (or tickle it down to fine leg) for a four [...]"

4. Subtle; thin; tenuous.

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adverb

1. Expression of (typically) reluctant agreement.

2. Well, nicely, in a positive way.

"Everything worked out fine."

3. Finely; elegantly; delicately.

4. In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be barely deflected, the object ball being driven to one side.

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fine

/faɪn/
🔵 Intermediate

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noun

1. A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.

"The fine for jay-walking has gone from two dollars to thirty in the last fifteen years."

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verb

1. To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).

"She was fined a thousand dollars for littering, but she appealed."

2. To pay a fine.

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fine

/ˈfiːneɪ/
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Used frequently in everyday conversation

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noun

1. The end of a musical composition.

2. The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.

fine

🔵 Intermediate

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Difficulty LevelIntermediate

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Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

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noun

1. End; conclusion; termination; extinction.

2. A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.

3. A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.

verb

1. To finish; to cease.

2. To cause to cease; to stop.

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