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ADJECTIVE fine COMPARATIVE finer SUPERLATIVE finest
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fine English

Meaning fine meaning

What does fine mean?
Definitions in simple English

fine Adjective

— If something is fine, it is OK, not a problem, or acceptable. She said it works -- it's fine. "Can I put it here?" "There? Oh, yes, yes, fine! Put it there." "How are you?" "Fine, thanks!" — If something is fine, it is very good in quality. This is a fine example of how we can work together. Everyone should be able to enjoy fine music and fine art. She's one of Spain's finest skiers. — If the weather is fine, the sun is out and it is not raining or snowing. — Very, very small. Grind it into a fine powder. It's hard to see the fine details. — if someone is fine, then they are good-looking or attractive. That woman is so fine!

fine Adverb

— If something works fine, it works well, or without any problems. Going there today would suit me fine. — If you draw or cut something fine, you do it in very small pieces or with small detail.

fine Noun

— A fine is money that you pay for breaking a rule or the law. There is a $500 fine for smoking inside.

fine Verb

— If you fine someone, you make them pay money for breaking a rule or the law. He was fined $500 for smoking inside. — To make something finer in quality or size. The wine will fine with time.

fine

— adjective minutely precise especially in differences in meaning a fine distinction — adjective (= all right, okay) being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition an all-right movie the passengers were shaken up but are all right is everything all right? everything's fine things are okay dinner and the movies had been fine another minute I'd have been fine — adverb (= very well) an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence — adjective thin in thickness or diameter a fine film of oil fine hairs read the fine print — adjective characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment fine wine looking fine in her Easter suit a fine gentleman fine china and crystal a fine violinist the fine hand of a master — adjective of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles wood with a fine grain fine powdery snow fine rain batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave covered with a fine film of dust — adverb (= finely) in a delicate manner finely shaped features her fine drawn body — adjective free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity gold 21 carats fine — noun money extracted as a penalty — verb (= ticket) issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street Move your car or else you will be ticketed!

Synonyms fine synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as fine?

fine English » English

good excellent beautiful delicate penalty all right thin handsome OK nice well small mulct soft fair refined okay lovely exquisite great dainty pure pretty clear splendid sharp minute forfeit elegant very well tiny detailed subtle pleasant penalize slender ok grand elaborate amercement wonderful satisfactory punish powder healthy bright alright tender smooth smart

Fine English » English

cashmere wool cashmere

Topics fine topics

What do people use fine to talk about?
States Big Thick

Thin thing
Social behavior Behavior

Good, moral
Social behavior Law Punish

Fine
Universe, creation Sky

Weather
Person Body

Hair
Person

Healthy
States Quality Texture

Smooth
States Quality

Good
Person Sense, perceive See Appearance

Beautiful
Person Healthy Sick

Recover from sickness
States Time Relative time Right time

On time

Conjugation fine conjugation

How do you conjugate fine?

fine · verb

Examples fine examples

How do I use fine in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Fine, thank you. And you?
Luckily, the weather turned out fine.
It is very fine today so I would rather go out than stay at home.
It's fine today.
It's made of fine cotton.
They admired the fine view from the hill.
My family is fine, thanks.
Grind this coffee very fine.
I'm feeling fine, thanks.
That's fine!
I'm sure Tom is fine.
You're by my side; everything's fine now.
There is a fine line between speech that is terse and to the point and speech that is too abrupt.
Judging from the look of the sky, it will be fine tomorrow.
Standing as it does on a hill, the hotel commands a fine view of the bay.
I'm feeling fine now.
What a fine day it is!
Okinawa has a fine climate all year round.
It was fine all day.
I will go out if it is fine tomorrow.
If it is fine tomorrow, we will play baseball.
If I were rich, I would buy a fine house.
My grandfather goes for a walk on fine days.
It will be fine weather tomorrow, perhaps.
When he feels fine, he goes for a walk.
When I feel fine, I go for a walk.
Take it easy. I can assure you that everything will turn out fine.
The weather is fine in London.
What a fine view!
It was such a fine day that we decided to have a picnic.
That would be fine.
The room commands a fine view of the lake.
The day turned out to be fine.

Movie subtitles

Fine. Let's end it today.
She's fine.
That's fine (Goodbye!
Well, we've all been together about three months now, spreading the Word of Christ, saving the souls of the fine Ugandan people through baptism.
I feel fine.
Eh, yeah, yeah, it's fine.
It's really fine.
I'll be, I'll be totally fine.
Yes! Yes, you will be fine. It's just that we.
I'll be fine on my own, okay?
If that's how you want to be, then fine.
Oh, she'll be fine, guys.
Ah, yes, that one does seem fine, but even so. it was going to rot.
I said that I'm fine.
And so we did day after day, and it went fine.
Fine, I'll play matchmaker.
The valve is doing fine!
We paid the fine.
Sir. - No, I'm fine, Yaouled.
He's lucky he only got a fine.
That's fine, but I don't want him to touch my daughter.
I'll be fine.
I'm sure it'll be fine.
Yeah, that looks totally fine.
She's fine now.
No, no, no. - It's fine. It's fine.
No, hey, you're fine. You're okay.
No, it's fine now.
I need you to phone my folks, I want you to tell them that I'm fine and everything's OK, that I'm just going to go travelling for a little bit.
No, no, everything's fine.
Okay, fine.
But why is she perfectly fine?
NOT IN THE MOOD. FINE. WHATEVER.
IT'S OKAY. YOU'RE FINE.
I'M JUST TAKING YOUR FRIEND HERE FOR A LITTLE TIME-OUT SO THAT HE DON'T WANDER INTO ANYTHING. JUST DO WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, AND HE'LL BE FINE.
AND SHE JUST WAKES UP. FINE? THEORETICALLY.
It will be fine for you to leave at first light tomorrow.
It's fine, it's fine. He's busy.

News and current affairs

European policymakers today often complain that, were it not for the US financial crisis, the eurozone would be doing just fine.
Walking a fine line in what was essentially a lose-lose situation, the party leadership laid out the stakes clearly and judiciously left the final decision to parliament.
As the European Constitutional Convention assembles to debate the fine points of the European Union's future institutions, now is the moment to think the unthinkable about where Europe is heading.
But the boundary line between such objectives and protectionism can be a very fine one.
As symbolism, this was fine.
It allows for fine-tuning and self-selection of migration flows, yielding far better results than even the most well-meaning bureaucrats could ever achieve.
And while the new Five-Year Plan sets fine goals, many provinces have failed even to meet the major environment protection targets of the last Five-Year Plan.
In the current negotiations, we can still fine-tune the roles of the European and national supervisors, but ultimate authority must rest with the ECB.Non-eurozone EU members that do not want to join the single supervisory mechanism.
Americans often ask whether it is all about better European capabilities - which would be fine for NATO - or about European integration (i.e. instrumental to a political project).
The most likely outcome is that all will be fine, and the Fed doesn't really care if a modest equity-price correction ensues.
For example, while many countries are facing a jobs crisis, one part of the capitalist world is doing just fine: northern Europe, including Germany, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia.
Following the verdict, bailiffs confiscated our equipment, prohibited the publishing house from printing our newspaper, and, most importantly, seized our business bank accounts, rendering us unable to pay the fine.
Armenia may have adopted in 1995 a new Constitution with fine phrases about freedom of speech, but both the petty harassments and the mortal threats of the Soviet era remain.
Hitting the French with a hefty fine--the penalty provided by the Stability Pact--is not a good idea.
NEW YORK - In the afternoon of July 16 two men appeared to be breaking into a fine house in an expensive area of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Mujahedin factions and later the Taliban exported stands of fine-grained cedar by the truckload from Nangahar and surrounding provinces to Pakistan, often in return for arms.
But when the people at the apex of these institutions insist that the crisis response went well, and that everything will be fine, even as the financial behemoths that caused the crisis lumber forward, their credibility inevitably suffers.
They enjoy watching the wealthy, savoring the thought of their fine homes, luxurious vacations, fancy cars, and gourmet dining.
Could it help us to appreciate that many things are more central to our happiness than our ability to spend money on fashion, expensive watches, and fine dining?
Fine, as far as it goes.
Second, it's fine for the World Bank to deliver anti-corruption sermons.
But greater macroeconomic stability does not mean that everything is fine.
Chinese leadership over the past decade and a half has been about fine-tuning and maintaining the momentum of Deng's state-led development model, launched after the Tiananmen protests of 1989.

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