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to drink

to drink

161 6.3
To raise a glass and say good wishes to someone
  • verb
  • /drɪŋk/
translation icon : brindar por
  • - Well, let's drink to the success of our mission.
  • drink to your health

Examples

  • "To Prince Zagroy," he echoed, drank, and passed the wine to Tallain.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • "How about we drink to a nice summer day and your success in writing?"

    Fiction book (1993)

  • I drink to our friends.

    The Magnificent Seven (1960)

  • - I'll drink to that.

    Midnight (2020)

  • Let's drink to love's victory.

    Francis of Assisi (1961)

  • "Now, my good friends," he says, "let us eat, drink, and be merry!"

    Fiction book (1996)

  • We'll drink to that.

    Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2024)

  • Let's drink to Bunny.

    Laughing Sinners (1931)

  • "I've waited a long time to drink to that." The days before the Bluegrass Stakes passed in a blur.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Let's drink to our friendship and all the good times we've shared.

Synonyms

to toast
vsto drink
70 3.8

To raise a glass and drink to honor someone

focuses on proposing the wish aloud before people then sip
to raise a glass
vsto drink
9 3.7

Hold up a drink with others to celebrate someone or something

often includes proposing the wish aloud before the group sips
to salute
vsto drink
9 3.9

To raise a glass to offer good wishes or honor someone

is more about formally proposing the wish aloud before sipping
to raise a toast
vsto drink
3 3.9

To make a short speech and drink to honor someone or something

is the same action but stresses starting with the spoken wish
to raise a snifter
vsto drink
8.8

Lift a small brandy glass to make a toast

is the general celebratory action not limited to one glass type
to raise a libation
vsto drink
9.9

Offer a drink in a ceremony to honor someone or a god

is a social celebration focused on spoken wishes rather than ritual offering

Idioms

to drink the Kool-Aid
  • Offensive
9 9.8

To believe an idea without asking questions because you strongly support it

in the drink
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who is very drunk and cannot find their way home

to drink from a firehose
  • Informal
9.1

To get more information or tasks than you can handle

to drink under the table
  • Informal
8.2

Drink more alcohol than another person until they become drunk

to hold one's drink
  • Informal
8.1

To be able to drink alcohol without getting drunk

Phrasal Verbs

to drink up
  • Informal
31 1.4

To finish all the liquid in a cup or bottle so nothing is left

to drink in
7 5.1

To look at or listen to something with full attention and enjoy it

to spill your drink
3 1.1

To let the drink in your cup or glass fall by accident

to drink down
1 3.2

To empty a glass quickly in one long gulp

to drink moonshine
  • NSFW
1 9.1

To drink illegal homemade strong alcohol

Compounds

soft drink
40 1.0

A drink without alcohol that has bubbles, like soda or lemonade

alcoholic drink
4 1.4

A drink that contains alcohol, like beer or wine

mixed drink
3 2.6

An alcoholic drink made by mixing spirits with juice or other drinks

strong drink
3 3.4

An alcoholic drink that is distilled, like whisky or vodka

fruit drink
2 1.5

A sweet drink made from fruit juice mixed with water and often added sugar

long drink
2 3.7

A drink served in a tall glass that has more liquid than normal

fizzy drink
  • UK
1 1.0

A cold sweet drink with bubbles like cola

fruity drink
1 1.3

A sweet drink without alcohol that tastes like fruit, often for children or parties

specialty drink
  • US
1 3.7

A drink made in a special way with unusual ingredients or fancy decoration

hard drink
1 3.6

A strong alcoholic drink like whiskey or vodka

spilled drink
1 1.0

Liquid that accidentally comes out of a container and makes a mess

drink combo
  • US
2.0

A set of drinks sold together for one price

drink taken
8.4

A person who has had alcohol and acts or feels different

espesh drink
  • Neologism
9.9

A drink made for a party or event to be different from regular drinks

hypersaccharine drink
7.6

A very sweet drink with a lot of sugar

tea-like drink
2.7

A drink like tea that uses herbs or flowers instead of tea leaves

skinful of drink
  • UK
9.8

A large amount of alcohol that makes a person drunk

How Ceremonial

to sacrifice
  • NSFW
133 5.3
to pour a libation
  • Formal
9.9
to drink
161 6.3
to drink
∞ 2.8

Surface Forms

drink infinitive
drinking present participle
drinks third person singular
drank past
drunk past participle

Etymology

To drink to someone, meaning to make a toast, comes from the same action of sharing and raising a glass together; people would 'drink' together to show good wishes.