fine

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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adjective, adverb, noun, verb
+ adjective (finer, finest)
very good
1 [usually before noun] of high quality; good: a very fine performance + fine clothes / wines / workmanship + a particularly fine example of Saxon architecture + the finest collection of paintings in Europe + She's a fine actor and an even finer dancer. + Jim has made a fine job of the garden. + people who enjoy the finer things in life (= for example art, good food, etc.) + He tried to appeal to their finer feelings (= feelings of duty, love, etc.). + It was his finest hour (= most successful period) as manager of the England team.
very well
2 (of a person) in good health: 'How are you?' 'Fine, thanks.' + I was feeling fine when I got up this morning. + 'How's your throat?' 'It's fine as long as I don't cough.'
acceptable / satisfactory
3 (spoken) (also used as an exclamation) used to tell sb that an action, a suggestion or a decision is acceptable: 'I'll leave this here, OK?' 'Fine.' + 'Bob wants to know if he can come too.' 'That's fine by me.'
4 (spoken) used to say you are satisfied with sth: Don't worry. Your speech was fine. + You go on without me. I'll be fine. + 'Can I get you another drink?' 'No, thanks. I'm fine.' + (ironic) This is a fine (= terrible) mess we're in! + (ironic) You're a fine one to talk! (= you are not in a position to criticize, give advice, etc.)
attractive
5 [usually before noun] pleasing to look at: a fine view + a fine-looking woman + a fine figure of a man
delicate
6 [usually before noun] attractive and delicate: fine bone china + She has inherited her mother's fine features (= a small nose, mouth, etc.).
weather
7 (especially BrE) bright and not raining: a fine day / evening + I hope it stays fine for the picnic.
very thin
8 very thin or narrow: fine blond hair + a fine thread + a brush with a fine tip
detail / distinctions
9 [usually before noun] difficult to see or describe: You really need a magnifying glass to appreciate all the fine detail. + There's no need to make such fine distinctions. + There's a fine line between love and hate (= it is easy for one to become the other). + We still have to iron out the finer details.
with small grains
10 made of very small grains: fine sand / flour + Use a finer piece of sandpaper to finish.
person
11 [only before noun] that you have a lot of respect for: He was a fine man and a fine soldier (= respected both as a man and as a soldier).
words / speeches
12 sounding important and impressive but unlikely to have any effect: His speech was full of fine words which meant nothing.
metals
13 (technical) containing only a particular metal and no other substances that reduce the quality: fine gold
Idioms: get sth down to a fine art (informal) to learn to do sth well and efficiently: I spend so much time travelling that I've got packing down to a fine art.
not to put too fine a point on it used to emphasize sth that is expressed clearly and directly, especially a criticism: Not to put too fine a point on it, I think you are lying.
more at CHANCE n., FETTLE, LINE n., TALK v.
+ adverb (informal) in a way that is satisfactory or acceptable: Keep going like that-you're doing fine. + Things were going fine until you showed up. + That arrangement suits me fine. + (BrE) An omelette will do me fine (= will be enough for me).
Idioms: cut it / things fine (informal) to leave yourself just enough time to do sth: If we don't leave till after lunch we'll be cutting it very fine.
+ noun
a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule: a parking fine + Offenders will be liable to a heavy fine (= one that costs a lot of money). + Under the new law, motorists face fines of up to £1 000. + She has already paid over $2 000 in fines.
+ verb [often passive] ~ sb (sth) (for sth / for doing sth) to make sb pay money as an official punishment: [VN] She was fined for speeding. + [VNN] The company was fined £20 000 for breaching safety regulations.

Thesaurus dictionary

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adj.

1 superior, excellent, superb, magnificent, supreme, marvellous, exceptional, splendid, exquisite, elegant, first-class, first-rate, prime, choice, select, top-grade, high-grade, top-drawer, quality, admirable, great, good, satisfactory, Colloq out of this world, great, OK or okay, peachy, neat, keen, Brit tickety-boo, US neat, Australian bonzer, Slang swell, cool, Brit old-fashioned ripping, Dialectal champion:

He is a connoisseur of fine paintings. She turned in a fine performance.

2 sunny, fair, bright, clear, cloudless, balmy, pleasant, dry, nice:

It was a fine day for a picnic.

3 enjoyable, satisfying, entertaining, amusing, good, interesting, pleasant, nice:

Thank you for inviting us to such a fine party.

4 accomplished, skilful, consummate, outstanding, masterly, brilliant, virtuoso:

Ann-Sofie is a fine pianist.

5 delicate, subtle, exquisite, well-made, dainty, elegant; superior, excellent, outstanding:

What a fine example of miniature-painting!

6 delicate, dainty, thin, gossamer, diaphanous, gauzy, sheer, slender, frail, flimsy, filamentous, threadlike:

The sword hung over Damocles' head by a fine thread.

7 powdered, powdery, pulverized, comminuted, crushed, fine-grained:

As soon as they touched the papyrus, it disintegrated into a fine powder.

8 sharp, keen, keen-edged, razor-sharp, pointed, acute:

The points of the sea urchin's spines are so fine you don't feel them enter.

9 subtle, delicate, refined, acute, keen, discriminating, critical, precise, nice, hair-splitting:

There is sometimes a fine distinction between pleasure and pain.

10 good-looking, handsome, attractive, striking, beautiful, pretty, lovely, seemly, fair, comely, Colloq US cute, Scots bonny:

Jeanette married a fine young man.

11 meritorious, worthy, commendable, admirable, excellent, superb, splendid, good, Colloq great:

She has displayed fine courage in the face of terrible family problems.

12 healthy, well, healthful, robust, all right, Colloq OK or okay:

I told the doctor that I was feeling fine.

13 close:

Arriving at the airport with only minutes to spare is cutting it pretty fine.

n.

1 penalty, charge, fee, mulct, forfeit, amercement; forfeiture:

He was unable to pay the parking fine.

v.

2 penalize, charge, mulct, amerce:

She was fined for parking at a bus stop.

Collocation dictionary

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¹ good enough/suitable

VERBS

be, look, seem, smell, sound, taste | turn out

I knew that everything would turn out fine in the end.

ADV.

absolutely, just

Don't worry. Your voice sounds absolutely fine.

PREP.

for

This paper's not very good quality, but it's fine for rough work.

² in good health/happy and comfortable

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem

George looks fine now.

ADV.

absolutely

I feel absolutely fine.

³ bright and sunny/not raining

VERBS

be | turn out

It's turned out fine again today.

| keep, remain, stay

Let's hope it stays fine for the wedding this afternoon.

⁴ thin/small

VERBS

be

ADV.

extremely, very

Her hair is very fine. a very fine distinction

| quite

Concise English dictionary

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fines|fined|fining|finer|finestfaɪn
noun
+money extracted as a penalty
verb
+issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
adj.
+being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
+minutely precise especially in differences in meaning
+of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles
+thin in thickness or diameter
+characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment
+free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity
adv.
+an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
+in a delicate manner

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