fine

fine
I [[t]fa͟ɪn[/t]] ADJECTIVE USES
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finer, finest
1) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n You use fine to describe something that you admire and think is very good.

There is a fine view of the countryside...

This is a fine book.

...London's finest art deco cinema.

Derived words:
finely ADV-GRADED ADV -ed

They are finely engineered boats.

2) ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ If you say that you are fine, you mean that you are in good health or reasonably happy.

Lina is fine and sends you her love and best wishes.

3) ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ, oft it v-link ADJ to-inf If you say that something is fine, you mean that it is satisfactory or acceptable.

The skiing is fine...

Everything was going to be just fine...

It's fine to ask questions as we go along, but it's better if you wait until we have finished.

Syn:
great, OK
ADV-GRADED
Fine is also an adverb.

All the instruments are working fine.

4) CONVENTION (formulae) You say `fine' or `that's fine' to show that you do not object to an arrangement, action, or situation that has been suggested.

If competition is the best way to achieve it, then, fine...

If you don't want to give it to me, that's fine, I don't mind...

`It'll take me a couple of days.' - `That's fine with me.'

Syn:
5) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n Something that is fine is very delicate, narrow, or small.

The heat scorched the fine hairs on her arms...

The ship has come to rest on the fine sand.

Ant:
Derived words:
finely ADV-GRADED ADV with v

Chop the ingredients finely and mix them together.

fineness N-UNCOUNT

That fineness of the tip is what controls the resolution of the image.

6) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n Fine objects or clothing are of good quality, delicate, and expensive.

We waited in our fine clothes...

She'll wear fine jewellery wherever she goes.

7) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n A fine detail or distinction is very delicate, small, or exact.

The market likes the broad outline but is reserving judgment on the fine detail.

Syn:
Derived words:
finely ADV-GRADED usu ADV -ed, also ADV after v

They had to take the finely balanced decision to let the visit proceed...

This is a fast-moving but finely observed drama.

fineness N-UNCOUNT oft N of n

...a sense of quality and fineness of detail.

8) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n (approval) A fine person is someone you consider good, moral, and worth admiring.

I was with fine people doing a good job...

He was an excellent journalist and a very fine man.

9) ADJ-GRADED When the weather is fine, the sun is shining and it is not raining.

He might be doing a spot of gardening if the weather is fine.

Syn:
II [[t]fa͟ɪn[/t]] PUNISHMENT
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fines, fining, fined
1) N-COUNT A fine is a punishment in which a person is ordered to pay a sum of money because they have done something illegal or broken a rule.
2) VERB If someone is fined, they are punished by being ordered to pay a sum of money because they have done something illegal or broken a rule.

[be V-ed] She was fined ₤300 and banned from driving for one month...

[V n] An east London school has set a precedent by fining pupils who break the rules.


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