drink
To consume through the mouthTo consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
» Would you like something to drink?
Willst du etwas zum Trinken?
Möchtest du etwas zu trinken?
Möchtest du was zum Trinken?
Не хотите ли чего-нибудь выпить?
Ты бы хотела что-нибудь выпить?
Ви б хотіли чогось випити?
Ти не хотів би чогось випити?
Ви бажаєте щось випити?
Ти бажаєш щось випити?
Meaning
10 senses(ambitransitive)To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
He drank the water I gave him.
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
trinken, saufen, trinke
питьpitʹ, вы́питьvýpitʹ, попи́тьpopítʹ
пи́тиpýty, ви́питиvýpyty
consume alcohol
(metonymically, transitive)To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
Jack drank the whole bottle by himself.
(intransitive)To consume alcoholic beverages.
You've been drinking, haven't you?
No thanks, I don't drink.
saufen
питьpitʹ, выпива́тьvypivátʹ, вы́питьvýpitʹ
(transitive)To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
(transitive)To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.
Used in phrasal verbs: drink down, drink in, drink off, drink out, drink to, drink up.
(archaic, transitive)To toast (someone or something) with a drink, honour; to wish well (see drink to), especially
To toast (someone or something) with a drink, honour; to wish well (see drink to), especially:
(archaic, transitive)To express one's desire for the accomplishment of a toast, sentiment or event, to wish, hope (for), forward (especially as 'to drink the health (of someone)').
(archaic, obsolete, transitive)[with to ‘someone or something’]
(obsolete, transitive)To smoke, as tobacco.
Examples
8960 sentencesWould you like something to drink?
Ви б хотіли чогось випити?
ruНе хотите ли чего-нибудь выпить?
deWillst du etwas zum Trinken?
What would you like to drink?
Що хочете випити?
ruЧто желаете пить?
deWas möchten Sie trinken?
I want something cold to drink.
Я хочу випити чогось прохолодного.
ruЯ хочу выпить чего-нибудь холодного.
deIch möchte etwas Kaltes trinken.
I want to drink something cold.
Я хочу випити чогось прохолодного.
ruЯ хочу выпить чего-нибудь холодного.
deIch möchte etwas Kaltes trinken.
I want something hot to drink.
Я хочу випити чогось гарячого.
ruЯ хочу выпить чего-нибудь тёплого.
deIch will etwas Warmes zu trinken.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English drinken, from Old English drincan (“to drink, swallow up, engulf”), frFrom Middle English drinken, from Old English drincan (“to drink, swallow up, engulf”), from Proto-West Germanic *drinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną (“to drink”), of uncertain origin; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (“to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp”), nasalised variant of *dʰreǵ- (“to draw, glide”).
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Forms
drinks, drinking, drank, drunkPhrasal 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.
Synonyms
20 synonymsWord family
32 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Food and drink — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- drink too much
- something to drink
- drink coffee
- drink beer
- drink a lot
- have a drink
- drink wine
- drink tea
- want to drink
- for a drink
- drink a cup
- drank a glass