pint
One eighth of a gallon, specificallyOne eighth of a gallon, specifically: 20 fluid ounces, approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint).
Meaning
7 sensesOne eighth of a gallon, specifically:
(Commonwealth, UK)20 fluid ounces, approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint).
One half quart.
(US)16 US fluid ounces [473 millilitres] for liquids (a US liquid pint) or
a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart
(US)Approximately 33.6 cubic inches [550.6 cubic centimeters] for dry goods (a US dry pint).
a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches
A unit of volume, equivalent to:
1.696 liters.
12 fluid ounces.
(UK, metonymically)A pint of milk.
Please leave three pints tomorrow, milkman.
(UK, metonymically)A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.
A couple of pints please, barman.
кру́жкаkrúžka, пи́нтаpínta
Examples
77 sentencesI want a pint of beer.
Я хочу півлітра пива. — deniko
Let's go for a pint.
Ходімо вип'ємо по чарочці. — deniko
deLass uns einen heben gehen! — Yorwba
This beer mug holds one pint.
ruЭта кружка вмещает одну пинту. — fjay69
deDieser Bierkrug enthält ein Pint. — Zaghawa
Tom ordered a pint of beer.
Two pints are equal to a quart.
ruДве пинты равняются одной кварте. — marafon
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English pinte, from Old French pinte, assumed from Vulgar Latin *pincta (“a maFrom Middle English pinte, from Old French pinte, assumed from Vulgar Latin *pincta (“a mark used to indicate a level of quantity against a larger measure”), from Latin picta (“painted”), from Latin pingō (“paint”, verb). Doublet of pinto and Pinto.
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Forms
plural: pintsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches:dry pint