fine
To make finer, purer, or cleanerTo make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.
» I hope it'll be fine tomorrow.
Hoffentlich wird es morgen heiter. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Надеюсь, завтра будет хорошая погода. — odexed
Я надеюсь, что завтра с этим будет лучше. — odexed
Надеюсь, погода завтра будет хорошая. — Wezel
Сподіваюся, що завтра буде добра погода. — deniko
Сподіваюся, завтра буде добра погода. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
10 senses(transitive)To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.
to fine gold
1666 (written), 1681 (published), Thomas Hobbes, A Dialogue between a Philosopher and a Student of the Common Laws of England It hath been fined and refined by […] learned men.
(intransitive)To become finer, purer, or cleaner.
To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.
To change by fine gradations.
to fine down a ship's lines, i.e. to diminish her lines gradually
impose a fine on
(transitive)To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.
klären, filtern, sieben
(dated, intransitive)To become gradually fine; to diminish; to dwindle (with away, down, or off).
(transitive)To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).
She was fined a thousand dollars for littering, but she appealed.
mit einer Geldstrafe belegen
штрафова́тьštrafovátʹ, оштрафова́тьoštrafovátʹ
штрафува́тиštrafuváty, оштрафува́тиoštrafuváty
record a fine as a penalty in a police record
(intransitive)To pay a fine.
(intransitive, obsolete)To finish; to cease.
(obsolete, transitive)To cause to cease; to stop.
Examples
2383 sentencesI hope it'll be fine tomorrow.
Сподіваюся, що завтра буде добра погода. — deniko
ruНадеюсь, завтра будет хорошая погода. — odexed
deHoffentlich wird es morgen heiter. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is going to be fine.
З Томом усе буде гаразд. — deniko
deTom wird es gut gehen. — Felixjp
I'm sure everything will be fine.
Я певна, що все буде гаразд. — deniko
ruУверен, всё будет хорошо. — odexed
Tom will be fine, won't he?
З Томом усе буде гаразд, правда? — deniko
ruС Томом всё будет в порядке, правда? — marafon
Tom and Mary are doing fine.
У Тома та Мері все добре. — deniko
ruУ Тома и Мэри всё в порядке. — marafon
deTom und Maria geht es gut. — pne
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English fin, fyn, from Old French fin (“fine, minute, exact”), of obscure origFrom Middle English fin, fyn, from Old French fin (“fine, minute, exact”), of obscure origin, but probably derived from Latin fīnīre (“to finish”) or fīnis (“boundary, limit, end”), with an abstract sense of fine or thin also arising in many Romance languages (compare Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish fino). Doublet of fino.
From Middle English fyn, fyne, from Old French fin, from Medieval Latin fīnis (“a payment in settlement or tax”). Doublet of fin and finis.
From Middle English finen, fynen, from Old French finer, finir. See finish (transitive verb).
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Forms
fines, fining, fined, finedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
62 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- doing doing fine
- will be fine
- be fine tomorrow
- doing just fine
- to be fine
- doing fine
- be fined for
- fine tomorrow
- fine line between
- get along fine
- everything is fine
- be just fine