FINE
/fæːn/
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Definition
/fæːn/
noun
- Fine champagne; French brandy.
- (usually in the plural) Something that is fine; fine particles.“They filtered silt and fines out of the soil.”
verb
- To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.“to fine gold”
- To become finer, purer, or cleaner.
- To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.“to fine the soil”
adjective
- Senses referring to subjective quality.
- Senses referring to objective quality.
- Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.“[...] to nudge it through the covers (or tickle it down to fine leg) for a four [...]”
adverb
- Expression of (typically) reluctant agreement.
- Well, nicely, in a positive way.“Everything worked out fine.”
- Finely; elegantly; delicately.
Source: Wiktionary
