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adjective

/faɪn/

adjective	fine
comparative	finer
superlative	finest

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1
if something is fine, it is good enough and acceptable to you
'Is your room all right?' 'Yes, fine, thanks.'
'Is it okay if we join you later?' 'Yes, that's fine.'
fine for:
I'm not very hungry. A sandwich will be fine for me.
fine by someone (=acceptable to someone):
If that's what he wants, that's fine by me.
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1. a.
  of very good quality
  one of the city's finest Victorian buildings
  She has a remarkably fine singing voice.
  fine clothes/food/wine
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2. b.
  a fine person is good and honest
  Mr Huddlestone was a very fine man.
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3. c.
  if you are fine, your health is good and you have no problems
  'How are you?' 'Fine, thanks.'
  Sarah's been quite ill, but she's fine now.
  Your blood pressure is absolutely fine.
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4. d.
  if the weather is fine, it is sunny and not raining
  a fine summer's afternoon
  We'll go to the beach tomorrow if the weather's fine.
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2
very thin and narrow, not thick or heavy
I've got very fine hair.
Everything was covered in a fine layer of dust.
The rain had slowed to a fine drizzle.
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1. a.
  a fine substance is made up of very small pieces
  fine sand/gravel/soil
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2. b.
  if someone has fine features, their eyes, nose, etc look small and delicate
  an attractive girl with fine features
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3. c.
  fine details are small and sometimes difficult to notice
  It seems a very fine distinction to make.
  fine details/points:
  He spent hours explaining the finer details of the scheme.
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phrases

a fine figure of a man/woman
a man or woman with a strong attractive body
Joan was a fine figure of a woman from Berkshire.
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a fine line between
if there is a fine line between two things, they seem very similar and it is difficult to see a difference between them
There's a very fine line between personal ambition and ruthlessness.
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finer feelings
your finer feelings are feelings such as love, loyalty, and care for others
Matthew knows how to appeal to people's finer feelings.
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not to put too fine a point on it
used before saying something in a very direct way that may seem rude
Emily is, not to put too fine a point on it, a liar.
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