fine
fine
faÉĒn
fain
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "fine"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ­āĻžāϞ,āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ⧇, feeling OK or good

feeling well or in good health
fine definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He had a minor headache earlier, but now he 's feeling fine.
āϤāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻāĻ–āύ āϏ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻŦā§‹āϧ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ, āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•

meeting the minimum or expected level of quality, but not necessarily exceeding it
fine definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The report was fine, but it could have used more detail in some sections.
āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϗ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ, āϚāĻŽā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϰ

showing high quality, elegance, or achievement
fine definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She wore a fine gown that exemplified elegance and sophistication.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ āĻ—āĻžāωāύ āĻĒāϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜāĻŋāϤāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞāĻŋāϤāϤāĻžāϰ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻžāϞ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ

(of the weather) sunny and clear
fine definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The forecast predicts fine weather all week, ideal for a beach holiday.
āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāϏ⧇ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāϏ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϝāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏ⧈āĻ•āϤ⧇āϰ āϛ⧁āϟāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĨ¤
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āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ, āύāĻžāϜ⧁āĻ•

showing careful detail or delicate quality
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A fine understanding of language nuances is essential for a skilled translator.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāϕ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻžāϰ āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽāϤāĻž āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻž āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύāĨ¤
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āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ, āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž

extremely thin or slender in form
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her hair was so fine that it felt like silk to the touch.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϚ⧁āϞ āĻāϤ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļ⧇ āϏāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āϕ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ, āϕ⧋āĻŽāϞ

(of a texture) having substances made of tiny particles
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The baker used fine flour to make the cake light and fluffy.
āĻŦ⧇āĻ•āĻžāϰ āϕ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻĻāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ–āĻžāρāϟāĻŋ, āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ

(of gold or silver) containing a high proportion of pure metal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The jeweler admired the fine silver necklace for its high quality and shine.
āϜāĻšā§āϰāĻŋ āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϚāĻ•āϚāϕ⧇ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽ āϰ⧂āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ, āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāϞ⧋

sensitive, sharp, and able to notice small details
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A fine sense of smell helped the chef perfect the recipe.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϧ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻļ⧇āĻĢāϕ⧇ āϰ⧇āϏāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ, āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ

extremely attractive or good-looking, often used to describe men
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I ca n't stop thinking about him; he 's seriously fine.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻ›āĻŋ āύāĻž; āϏ⧇ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻžāϞ, āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧋āώāϜāύāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇

in a way that is acceptable or satisfactory
fine definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He can speak Italian fine after living in Italy for a year.
āχāϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ• āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āχāϤāĻžāϞ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻŦāϞāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇

in a delicate or sensitive manner, often implying careful attention to detail
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He adjusted the clock's mechanism fine, so it would run smoothly without losing time.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϘāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻŽā§‡āĻ•āĻžāύāĻŋāϜāĻŽāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāχ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϚāϞāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ, āϛ⧋āϟ

in very small, delicate pieces or particles
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
You need to grind the pepper fine to get the right texture.
āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻŸā§‡āĻ•ā§āϏāϚāĻžāϰ āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŽāϰāĻŋāϚ āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻŋāώāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āφāϛ⧇, āĻ­āĻžāϞ

used to express agreement or acceptance, typically at the beginning of a sentence
fine definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Fine, I'll help you with your project, but you owe me one.
āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āφāϛ⧇, āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻ‹āĻŖā§€.
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āϜāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻž, āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ

an amount of money that must be paid as a legal punishment
fine definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The court imposed a fine on the company for environmental violations.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻ—āϤ āϞāĻ™ā§āϘāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āϜāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻž āφāϰ⧋āĻĒ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϜāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻĻ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϤāϝāĻŧāĻž

to make someone pay a sum of money as punishment for violation of the law
Transitive: to fine sb | to fine sb for breaking a law
to fine definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The city council decided to fine residents who fail to properly sort their recycling.
āϏāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āϏāĻŋāϞ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āϝ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāĻŦ⧇ āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϰāĻŋāϏāĻžāχāĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāĻ‚ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§‹āϧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to refine or purify by removing impurities or unwanted elements
Transitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The winemaker used a special agent to fine the wine before bottling.
āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāχāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ• āĻŦā§‹āϤāϞāϜāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāχāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§‹āϧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āĻāĻœā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻāϰāĻāϰ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of a liquid) to become clear, typically by the settling of impurities
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The broth will fine once the sediment settles at the bottom.
āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āϤāϰāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻŦāĻžāϰ āϤāϞāĻžāύāĻŋ āύ⧀āĻšā§‡ āĻŦāϏ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

finely
fineness
hyperfine
fine
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