Fine
adjective
Very good or Excellent.
The weather is fine today
Often appears as...
- fine day
- fine job
adjective
Very thin or in small pieces or amounts.
She has fine hair
Often appears as...
- fine hair
- fine sand
adjective
Of high quality.
She has a fine taste in clothes
Often appears as...
- fine taste
- fine clothing
adverb
In a satisfactory or pleasing manner.
She sings fine
Often appears as...
- sings fine
- working fine
noun
A sum of money to be paid as punishment.
He had to pay a fine for speeding
Often appears as...
- pay a fine
- charge a fine
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Formal
Legal
adjective
Very good or Excellent.
The weather is fine today
Often appears as...
- fine day
- fine job
adjective
Very thin or in small pieces or amounts.
She has fine hair
Often appears as...
- fine hair
- fine sand
adjective
Of high quality.
She has a fine taste in clothes
Often appears as...
- fine taste
- fine clothing
adverb
In a satisfactory or pleasing manner.
She sings fine
Often appears as...
- sings fine
- working fine
noun
A sum of money to be paid as punishment.
He had to pay a fine for speeding
Often appears as...
- pay a fine
- charge a fine
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Positive Emphasis
Use 'fine' to show something is better than just satisfactory, often with a positive tone.
You did a fine job on the presentation!
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Praise
Saying 'fine' can be a subtle way of giving praise without overdoing it.
Your new haircut looks fine.
Pro Tip 1/2Positive Emphasis
Use 'fine' to show something is better than just satisfactory, often with a positive tone.
You did a fine job on the presentation!
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Praise
Saying 'fine' can be a subtle way of giving praise without overdoing it.
Your new haircut looks fine.
Pro Tip 1/2Positive Emphasis
Use 'fine' to show something is better than just satisfactory, often with a positive tone.
You did a fine job on the presentation!
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Praise
Saying 'fine' can be a subtle way of giving praise without overdoing it.
Your new haircut looks fine.
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How does your body know...
but in normal life, they fine tune our daily behavior. For instance, as natural morning light filters into our eyes, it helps wake us up. Traveling through the optic nerve to the SCN, it communicates what's happening in the outside world. The hypothalamus then halts the production of melatonin,
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How does asthma work? -...
This is where inhalers, the primary treatment for asthma, come in. These medications help asthmatics both control and prevent their asthma symptoms. Inhalers transport medication along the affected airways using a liquid mist or fine powder to treat the problem at its source.
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How playing an...
strengthens those brain functions, allowing us to apply that strength to other activities. The most obvious difference between listening to music and playing it is that the latter requires fine motor skills, which are controlled in both hemispheres of the brain.
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How do your kidneys...
But this fine balancing act isn't the kidney's only skill. These organs have the power to activate vitamin D to secrete a hormone called renin that raises blood pressure, and another hormone called erythropoietin, which increases red blood cell production.
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Are China and the US...
unilaterally seek to change the rules of the global order. So apart from all of that, it's just fine and dandy, the U.S.-China relationship. No real problems there. The challenge, though, is given those deep-rooted feelings,
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Thinking your way out of...
know that wouldn't have served her so instead I said well maybe you're not maybe you're not and that's okay she was thinking like an impostor non Impostors no they can't be brilliant at everything and they're fine with that
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A whale saved my life PIPE...
He was getting frustrated. He was and so at that point, I think he said, OK, fine, I'm just going to put you on my face. I'm holding on like a little kid to the face of this enormous whale holding onto his tubercles
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When the Towers Fell PIPE...
it's got to be fine him a trap back ditto when the chief said the tower came down I didn't think he meant the entire Twin Tower they're big radio towers on the top and I thought those towers had come down and
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The truth about bats -...
Flying through the night, I watch over this world, a silent guardian, a watchful protector, a dark knight, I'm Okay, fine. So, I'm not Batman. I'm just a bat. But like Batman, I'm often misunderstood.
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How menstruation works -...
That whole system occurs on repeat, happening approximately 450 times during a woman's life. Behind the scenes are a series of hormonal controls that fine tune the body's internal workings
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How does your body know...
but in normal life, they fine tune our daily behavior. For instance, as natural morning light filters into our eyes, it helps wake us up. Traveling through the optic nerve to the SCN, it communicates what's happening in the outside world. The hypothalamus then halts the production of melatonin,
Video examples
How does asthma work? -...
This is where inhalers, the primary treatment for asthma, come in. These medications help asthmatics both control and prevent their asthma symptoms. Inhalers transport medication along the affected airways using a liquid mist or fine powder to treat the problem at its source.
Video examples
How playing an...
strengthens those brain functions, allowing us to apply that strength to other activities. The most obvious difference between listening to music and playing it is that the latter requires fine motor skills, which are controlled in both hemispheres of the brain.
Video examples
How do your kidneys...
But this fine balancing act isn't the kidney's only skill. These organs have the power to activate vitamin D to secrete a hormone called renin that raises blood pressure, and another hormone called erythropoietin, which increases red blood cell production.
Video examples
Are China and the US...
unilaterally seek to change the rules of the global order. So apart from all of that, it's just fine and dandy, the U.S.-China relationship. No real problems there. The challenge, though, is given those deep-rooted feelings,
Video examples
Thinking your way out of...
know that wouldn't have served her so instead I said well maybe you're not maybe you're not and that's okay she was thinking like an impostor non Impostors no they can't be brilliant at everything and they're fine with that
Video examples
A whale saved my life PIPE...
He was getting frustrated. He was and so at that point, I think he said, OK, fine, I'm just going to put you on my face. I'm holding on like a little kid to the face of this enormous whale holding onto his tubercles
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When the Towers Fell PIPE...
it's got to be fine him a trap back ditto when the chief said the tower came down I didn't think he meant the entire Twin Tower they're big radio towers on the top and I thought those towers had come down and
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The truth about bats -...
Flying through the night, I watch over this world, a silent guardian, a watchful protector, a dark knight, I'm Okay, fine. So, I'm not Batman. I'm just a bat. But like Batman, I'm often misunderstood.
Video examples
How menstruation works -...
That whole system occurs on repeat, happening approximately 450 times during a woman's life. Behind the scenes are a series of hormonal controls that fine tune the body's internal workings
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Quote examples
Jim Morrison
American Singer
Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is.
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Michael Schumacher
German Celebrity
If you do things to the limit, and don't purposely go over that limit, then I think it's fine to do whatever you want. So long as you enjoy it. That's what's important.
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Ernest Hemingway
American Novelist
The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for and I hate very much to leave it.
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Paolo Maldini
Italian Athlete
I love sport, and I play to keep myself fine in the mind, because it helps there.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.
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Jason Day
Australian Athlete
I had a very boring life, which is fine. I like being boring.
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Ron Cephas Jones
American Actor
There's a fine line between lead actor and supporting actor.
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Orlando Bloom
English Actor
Whatever happens in life is fine - just trust in that.
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Evel Knievel
American Entertainer
Harley-Davidson is the finest company in the world.
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Kimberly Guilfoyle
American Critic
The NYPD, they're the finest in the world.
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Jim Morrison
American Singer
Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is.
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Michael Schumacher
German Celebrity
If you do things to the limit, and don't purposely go over that limit, then I think it's fine to do whatever you want. So long as you enjoy it. That's what's important.
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Ernest Hemingway
American Novelist
The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for and I hate very much to leave it.
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Paolo Maldini
Italian Athlete
I love sport, and I play to keep myself fine in the mind, because it helps there.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.
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Jason Day
Australian Athlete
I had a very boring life, which is fine. I like being boring.
Quote examples
Ron Cephas Jones
American Actor
There's a fine line between lead actor and supporting actor.
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Orlando Bloom
English Actor
Whatever happens in life is fine - just trust in that.
Quote examples
Evel Knievel
American Entertainer
Harley-Davidson is the finest company in the world.
Quote examples
Kimberly Guilfoyle
American Critic
The NYPD, they're the finest in the world.
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