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Definition

A fine describes something that is very good or high quality. It means excellent, satisfying, or having a lot of positive features. For example, you might say "That's a fine idea" meaning it's a really great one. Or "The meal was fine" could mean the food was delicious and well-made.

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"fine" as noun

1 - Fine champagne; French brandy.

2 - (usually in the plural) Something that is fine; fine particles.

"fine" as verb

1 - To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.

2 - To become finer, purer, or cleaner.

3 - To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.

"fine" as adjective

1 - Senses referring to subjective quality.

2 - Senses referring to objective quality.

3 - Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.

"fine" as adverb

1 - Expression of (typically) reluctant agreement.

2 - Well, nicely, in a positive way.

3 - Finely; elegantly; delicately.

"fine" as noun

1 - A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.

"fine" as verb

1 - To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).

2 - To pay a fine.

"fine" as noun

1 - The end of a musical composition.

2 - The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.

"fine" as noun

1 - End; conclusion; termination; extinction.

2 - A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.

3 - A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.

"fine" as verb

1 - To finish; to cease.

2 - To cause to cease; to stop.

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Synonyms
1 - beautiful
2 - all right
3 - cool
4 - OK
5 - lovely
6 - nice
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Antonyms
1 - bad
2 - poor
3 - rough
4 - crude
5 - coarse
6 - unsatisfactory
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Examples in Context

1 - He kept pretending that everything was fine , despite the tension.

1 - Seguía aparentando que todo estaba bien , a pesar de la tensión.

2 - If the meeting starts later, that's fine with everyone else.

2 - Si la reunión empieza más tarde, a los demás les parece bien .

3 - He was doing fine until he let something slip about the surprise.

3 - Iba bien hasta que se le fue la lengua sobre la sorpresa.

4 - He took a gander at my notes and said everything looked fine .

4 - Él echó un vistazo a mis apuntes y dijo que todo estaba bien .

5 - She chose to face her demons instead of pretending everything was fine .

5 - Eligió enfrentar sus demonios en lugar de fingir que todo estaba bien .

6 - If you prefer tea over coffee, that's fine too.

6 - Si prefieres té en lugar de café, también está bien .

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