drink to
To raise one's glass as a toast toTo raise one's glass as a toast to (someone or something).
» He says he drinks to forget.
Er sagt, er trinke, um zu vergessen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Он говорит, что пьёт для того, чтобы забыть. — Lenin_1917
Он говорит, что пьёт для того, чтобы забыться. — Lenin_1917
Він говорить, що п'є для того, щоб забути. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesTo raise one's glass as a toast to (someone or something).
Let's drink to a successful outcome.
auf etwas/jemanden trinken, auf etwas/jemanden anstoßen
пить заpitʹ za
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drink, to.
He drank to the point of drunkenness.
They drank to forget.
Examples
143 sentencesHe says he drinks to forget.
Він говорить, що п'є для того, щоб забути. — deniko
ruОн говорит, что пьёт для того, чтобы забыть. — Lenin_1917
deEr sagt, er trinke, um zu vergessen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom handed a drink to Mary.
Том передав напій Мері. — deniko
ruТом подал Мэри напиток. — sharptoothed
I'll drink to that.
Я за це вип'ю. — deniko
ruЯ выпью за это. — odexed
deIch werde darauf trinken. — Felixjp
I drink to relax.
Я п'ю, щоб розслабитися. — deniko
ruЯ пью, чтобы расслабиться. — marafon
deIch trinke, um mich zu entspannen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Let's drink enough to get drunk.
Translations
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Forms
drinks to, drinking to, drank to, drunk toPhrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- drink inпити, випитиTo absorb (liquid).
- drink downвпускати, впуститиTo drink all of (something).
- drink upTo drink completely; to finish (one's drink).
- drink offTo drink the entirety of in a short period; originally and especially, in a single gulp.
- drink outTo finish a beverage; to empty a cup by drinking the contents.
- drink toTo raise one's glass as a toast to (someone or something).
- drink underTo drink more alcohol than another person, possibly to the point of that person passing out.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.