Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.

    Wine is usually stronger than beer.

    "Wine improves with age but I improve with wine," she slurred as she slid gracefully beneath the table.

    Wein, Wii (Haut Rhin), Win (Bas Rhin)

    вино́vinó

    вино́vynó

  2. (countable, uncountable)An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting other substances, producing a similar ABV.

    ...dandelion wine, rice wine, plum wine...

    Wein

    вино́vinó

  3. (countable)A serving of wine.

    I'd like three beers and two wines, please. My friend will have the same.

    a red as dark as red wine

  4. (uncountable)The color of red wine, a deep reddish purple.

  5. (UK, dialectal, uncountable)Wind.

Examples

2249 sentences
  1. We'd like another bottle of wine.

    Принесіть нам ще одну пляшку вина, будь ласка. — ascolto

    ruМы хотели бы еще бутылку вина. — sharptoothed

    deWir möchten noch eine Flasche Wein. — Dejo

  2. May I see the wine list?

    Можна побачити винну карту? — deniko

    deKann ich bitte die Weinkarte haben? — Zaghawa

  3. Give me a bottle of wine.

    Дайте мені пляшку вина. — Ahha

    ruДайте мне бутылку вина. — al_ex_an_der

  4. I prefer red wine to white.

    Червоне вино мені подобається більше, ніж біле. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ предпочитаю красное вино белому. — Inego

    deIch bevorzuge Rotwein gegenüber Weißwein. — BraveSentry

  5. Red wine goes well with meat.

    Червоне вино добре смакує з м’ясом. — uandr

    ruКрасное вино хорошо сочетается с мясом. — ae5s

    deRotwein passt gut zu Fleisch. — Esperantostern

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
alcoholic beverage made from grapes — see also port wine, chianti:
Русский
By meaning 2
wine colour:
alcoholic beverage made from grapes — see also port wine, chianti:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
wine colour:
alcoholic beverage made from grapes — see also port wine, chianti:

Origin

From Middle English wyn, win, from Old English wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Pr

From Middle English wyn, win, from Old English wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Proto-Germanic *wīną, either directly or via Latin vīnum (from Proto-Italic *wīnom) from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom (“wine”). Doublet of vine and vino.

A variant of wind with simplification of the final consonant cluster; for the vowel quality, compare find, mind, rind.

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Forms

plural: wines
Singularwine
Pluralwines

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a red as dark as red wine:wine-coloredwine-coloured
  • fermented juice (of grapes especially):vino

Word family

152 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • bottle of wine
  • glass of wine
  • red wine
  • drink wine
  • of red wine
  • white wine
  • drink red wine
  • prefer red wine
  • like red wine
  • some wine
  • sip of wine
  • wine by himself

See also

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