tonic
To restore or invigorateTo restore or invigorate.
» I want vodka with tonic water.
Я хочу водки с тоником. — sharptoothed
Я хочу горілки з тоніком. — deniko
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1 senses(archaic)To restore or invigorate.
Examples
22 sentencesI want vodka with tonic water.
Я хочу горілки з тоніком. — deniko
ruЯ хочу водки с тоником. — sharptoothed
I'd like a gin and tonic.
ruДжин с тоником, пожалуйста. — o_my_gosh
deIch hätte gern einen Gin Tonic. — Zaghawa
I'd like a vodka and tonic.
ruВодку с тоником, пожалуйста. — sharptoothed
deIch hätte gern einen Wodka Tonic. — wolfgangth
Can I get a vodka tonic?
I want a gin and tonic.
Origin
From Ancient Greek τονικός (tonikós), from τόνος (tónos). 17th century writers believed heFrom Ancient Greek τονικός (tonikós), from τόνος (tónos). 17th century writers believed health to be derived from firmly stretched muscles, thus tonic; the extension of tonic medicine appeared in the late 18th century. By surface analysis, ton(e) + -ic.
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Forms
tonics, tonicking, tonicked, tonickedLessons 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.