Fine | Mean of fine in English Dictionary

/ˈfaɪn/

• good, acceptable, or satisfactory
1. That's fine with me.
2. “Is there anything wrong?” “No, everything's fine.”
3. The house looks fine to me.
4. “Would you like more coffee?” “No, I'm fine, thanks.” [=I am happy with the amount of coffee I have now]
5. “Would you like more coffee?” “No, this is fine, thanks.” [=no, this is as much as I want]
6. That's just fine and dandy with me. [=that is fine with me; I approve of that]
7. “I have to leave early, all right?” “Fine.”
• very good
1. I think that's a fine idea.
2. You did a fine job.
3. The house is in fine shape.
4. This is a fine example of what can go wrong when one person is given too much power.
5. They make a fine pair. [=they are well suited to each other]
6. She has a fine grasp of the problem. [=she understands the problem very well]
7. He was in fine form. [=he performed very well]
• deserving praise, admiration, or respect
1. He's a fine young man.
2. a fine musician
3. a fine mind

• well or healthy
1. I feel fine.
2. “Did you hurt yourself?” “No, I'm fine.”
• sunny and pleasant
1. a fine spring day
2. The weather has been fine lately.
• very thin
1. fine thread/wire/yarn
2. Her head was covered with fine, silky hair.
• very sharp or narrow
1. a knife with a fine edge
2. a pen/brush with a fine tip
3. a fine pen/brush
• made up of very small pieces, drops, etc.
1. fine sand/dust/powder
2. fine gravel
3. a fine mist/spray
• very small
1. The print was so fine that I could barely read it.
2. very fine details on the sculpture
• having very small holes
1. a fine mesh
• small and delicate
1. She has fine features. [=her eyes, nose, and mouth are small and delicate]
• small and done with a lot of care and accuracy
1. fine measurements
2. fine movements
• small and difficult to see or understand
1. a fine distinction
2. He's still learning the finer points of the job.
3. Some very fine legal points were involved.
4. There's a fine line [=a very small difference] between being helpful and being intrusive.
• expensive and of high quality
1. fine dining
2. fine china
• formal and graceful
1. fine handwriting
2. His manners are very fine. [=refined]
• not badly or poorly
1. She did fine on the test.
2. My mother is doing fine, thank you.
3. Everything was going fine.
4. That suits me fine.
5. This'll do fine for now.
• in an elegant and graceful way
1. She talks and walks so fine, just like a great lady.
• in small pieces
1. The onions should be chopped fine. [=finely]
• Noun
• an amount of money that you pay as a punishment for breaking a law or rule
1. He had to pay a heavy fine for speeding.
2. a fine of $500
3. The judge imposed a fine on him.
• Verb
• to require (someone) to pay a fine as a punishment
1. He was fined for speeding.
2. The judge fined him $35.