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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFine
/faɪn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Of high quality; superior, excellent, or satisfactory.
"She did a fine job on the presentation."
- 1
A sum of money exacted as a penalty for an offense.
"He had to pay a heavy fine for illegal parking."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin finitus meaning finished or limited, passing through Old French fin denoting of high quality or ended. Historically shifting from meaning 'ended or settled' to 'pure or superior,' and subsequently broadening to general notions of satisfactory quality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fine" is said worldwide
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bien
Transliteration: byɛ̃
"Tout va bien."
gut
Transliteration: ɡuːt
"Das ist in Ordnung."
bene
Transliteration: ˈbɛ.ne
"Va tutto bene."
bien
Transliteration: bjen
"Todo está bien."
bom
Transliteration: bõ
"Está tudo bem."
अच्छा
Transliteration: achchha
"सब कुछ ठीक है।"
很好
Transliteration: hěn hǎo
"一切都很好。"
좋은
Transliteration: jo-eun
"모든 것이 좋습니다."
良い
Transliteration: yoi
"すべて順調です。"
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