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fine - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'fine' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fine [ a.]
- To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold.
- To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as. to fine the soil.
- To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually.
2 . Fine [ n.]
- End; conclusion; termination; extinction.
- A sum of money paid as the settlement of a claim, or by way of terminating a matter in dispute; especially, a payment of money imposed upon a party as a punishment for an offense; a mulct.
- A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
- 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.
- To impose a pecuniary penalty upon for an offense or breach of law; to set a fine on by judgment of a court; to punish by fine; to mulct; as, the trespassers were fined ten dollars.
3 . Fine [ superl.]
- Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.
- Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament; overdressed or overdecorated; showy.
- Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful; dexterous.
- Not coarse, gross, or heavy
- Not gross; subtile; thin; tenous.
- Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine sand or flour.
- Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread.
- Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge.
- Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk.
- Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its composition; as, coins nine tenths fine.
- (Used ironically.)
4 . Fine [ v. i.]
- To pay a fine. See Fine, n., 3 (b).
5 . Fine [ v. t.]
- To finish; to cease; or to cause to cease.

Meaning of 'fine' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fine [ v]
Meaning (1):
- issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
Example in sentence:
  • I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street;
  • Move your car or else you will be ticketed!
2 . fine [ a]
Meaning (2):
- of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles
Example in sentence:
  • batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave;
  • covered with a fine film of dust;
  • fine powdery snow;
  • fine rain;
  • wood with a fine grain
3 . fine [ r]
Meaning (3):
- in a delicate manner
Example in sentence:
  • finely shaped features;
  • her fine drawn body;
  • the invitation cards were written up daintily in white and gold
4 . fine [ s]
Meaning (4):
- minutely precise especially in differences in meaning
Example in sentence:
  • a fine distinction
Meaning (5):
- thin in thickness or diameter
Example in sentence:
  • a fine film of oil;
  • fine hairs;
  • read the fine print
Meaning (6):
- characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment
Example in sentence:
  • a fine gentleman;
  • a fine violinist;
  • fine china and crystal;
  • fine wine;
  • looking fine in her Easter suit;
  • the fine hand of a master
Meaning (7):
- being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
Example in sentence:
  • an all-right movie;
  • another minute I'd have been fine;
  • dinner and the movies had been fine;
  • everything's fine;
  • is everything all right?;
  • the passengers were shaken up but are all right;
  • things are okay
Meaning (8):
- free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity
Example in sentence:
  • gold 21 carats fine