fine
adjective (fine, finer, finest); adverb (fine — informal); noun (a fine, fines); verb (fine, fines, fined, fining)
Everyday
- Well or healthy, all right: "I'm fine, thanks." tree →
- Good enough, acceptable: "That's fine." tree →
- Very thin or tiny: "fine sand", "fine hair". tree →
- Sunny and dry: "fine weather". tree →
- Of high quality: "fine art". tree →
- As a noun, money you must pay as a punishment: "a parking fine". tree →
- As a verb, to make someone pay a fine. tree →
In the lessons
In everyday life, "I'm fine" is a usual answer to "How are you?" — but if you are not fine, it is good to say so. In science, fine sand has tiny grains. In money problems, a fine is money paid for breaking a rule. Phrases: I'm fine, that's fine, fine weather, fine print, fine-tune.
Examples
- "How are you?" "I'm fine, thank you." tree →
- The beach has fine white sand. tree →
- It's a fine day for a picnic. tree →
- That's fine with me. tree →
- He got a fine for parking in the wrong place. tree →
- Draw with a fine pencil. tree →
- The library fined me for a late book. tree →
- The doctor said my arm is fine. tree →
Note
Many meanings — read the sentence. A "fine" (money) is countable. In maths, a fine adds to what someone pays: "a $5 fine" takes $5 away from them.
In Jewish tradition
Fine means of the best quality, as in "fine linen" or "fine flour" used in the Tabernacle and the offerings.
Interpretation. Fine twined linen, woven with many threads, was used for the priests' clothes and the Tabernacle curtains. Tradition sees it as showing that holy things deserve the best.
Examples
- and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair; (Torah EXO.25.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen. (Torah EXO.38.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. (Torah EXO.39.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- How is the most fine gold changed! (Writings LAM.4.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- Therefore I love Thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold. (Writings PSA.119.127, JPS 1917) tree →
- She maketh for herself coverlets; her clothing is fine linen and purple. (Writings PRO.31.22, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Many meanings — read the sentence. A "fine" (money) is countable. In maths, a fine adds to what someone pays: "a $5 fine" takes $5 away from them.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «fine» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «fine» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «fine» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «fine» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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