fine
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1.0
- adjective
- /faɪn/
- After the storm passed, the garden looked fine and ready for spring.
- just fine
- feel fine
- work fine
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I think that that's that's fine and that's OK.
- And I think that that's that's fine and that's OK.
- You know, I think when somebody says fine, they're lying.
- And if you can't, which is fine, learn from it.
- Come on, come on, it's fine, it's fine.
- That's OK When you're starting out, it's fine to make some mistakes.
- I thought I should check and yeah, it's fine, It's still there.
- And it's totally fine, like it, it made it.
- But I think as that's fine, that's fine.
- You're scared. You'll be fine. You've done this. Yeah,
- I was like I'm fine, I'm fine.
- Stick to my convention would be fine, yes.
- And Blue's mom is just like fine with that, like Blue's mom.
- And is that going to make me feel fine or well?
- You, you know, you'll be fine then.
Examples
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"Kids who have language and logic abilities are going to do fine in school," Gardner says.
Academic text (1990) -
You're going to come through fine, and good things will happen to you.
Academic text (2008) -
Come on, come on, it's fine, it's fine.
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And she looked and she goes, OK, fine, see ya.
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And they say it's fine when it's not.
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But yes, it actually does seem to be fine about that.
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I thought I should check and yeah, it's fine, It's still there.
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We can do other things, and it's fine, it's fine.
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We're in a fine fix, my friends.
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But my knees feel totally fine right now, so that's good.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Very good or excellent in quality
∞
1.0
Good enough but not very good
∞
1.0
Feeling healthy or good enough to use
∞
2.8
Acceptable and good enough for the situation
∞
1.0
Good enough for the purpose you need
∞
1.0
Very good and better than most similar things
938
3.0
Better than expected and quite good
675
1.9
Not perfect but good for what you need
526
2.3
Good enough in quality to meet normal needs
392
2.5
Good enough for a particular use or standard
251
5.4
Everything is fine with no problems or worries
204
2.7
Enough in amount or quality to meet a need
73
2.3
Good enough to meet a need but not very good
23
1.1
In a way that is good enough but not very good
22
1.0
Good enough but not very good
17
7.2
In perfect condition and working as it should
13
7.9
In a good state without any problems
11
4.4
Good enough but not very good
9
7.8
Completely fine and working well
6
9.6
Completely fine and working as needed
2
7.8
In perfect condition and ready to use
Everything is in very good order and working well
In very good order and working well
Antonyms
Idioms
1
9.9
A phrase said to show something would be nice but is very unlikely to happen
Compounds
1
4.6
A university degree for artists, writers and performers after a first degree
- Specialized
1
6.3
A special degree that a university gives to people for work in the fine arts
- Specialized
1
9.1
A group of very close lines in the light from an atom that show small energy differences
1
5.6
Pictures taken with a camera to show an artist's personal vision, not for news or sale
A low shrub with thin leaves and purple-red flowers that grows on open, poor soil
- US
A climbing small bush from the southeastern United States with large red-purple bell-shaped flowers
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Fine comes from the same Latin root finis, 'end', but over time its sense softened from 'very good' to also mean 'acceptable' or 'all right'. So when someone says they are fine, it means they are in a satisfactory state.