fine meaning
fine :
good, high quality
adjective
▪ The weather is fine today.
▪ The weather is good today.
▪ She wore a fine dress.
▪ She wore a nice dress.
paraphrasing
▪ excellent – very good
▪ superior – better than average
▪ splendid – very impressive
▪ high-quality – very good quality
fine :
penalty, fee
noun
▪ He paid a fine for parking wrongly.
▪ He paid a penalty for parking wrongly.
▪ The library charges a fine for late books.
▪ The library charges a fee for late books.
paraphrasing
▪ penalty – punishment fee
▪ charge – fee to pay
▪ fee – amount to pay
▪ sanction – penalty fee
fine :
to charge, to penalize
verb
▪ They fined him for speeding.
▪ They charged him for speeding.
▪ The company was fined for pollution.
▪ The company was penalized for pollution.
paraphrasing
▪ penalize – to punish with a fee
▪ charge – to demand a fee
▪ ticket – to give a penalty fee
▪ sanction – to impose a penalty
Pronunciation
fine [faɪn]
The stress is on the whole word and sounds like 'fahyn'.
Common phrases and grammar about fine
fine - Common meaning
adjective
good, high quality
noun
penalty, fee
verb
to charge, to penalize
Part of Speech Changes for "fine"
▪ fineness (noun) – quality of being good
▪ finely (adverb) – in a good or delicate way
▪ refinement (noun) – improvement or good quality
▪ refine (verb) – to make better or purer
Common Expressions with "fine"
▪ pay a fine – to pay a penalty fee
▪ impose a fine – to charge a penalty fee
▪ fine dining – high-quality eating
▪ fine print – small text in a contract
Important examples of fine in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, fine is often used to describe quality or as a penalty fee.
Example of a confusing word: fee (a charge or payment)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Fine as a verb often appears in TOEIC grammar questions to show the action of charging a penalty.
fine
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
fine line
'a very small difference', used when talking about things that are very similar.
cut it fine
means 'to leave very little time', used when talking about doing something just in time.
Differences between similar words and fine
fine
,
penalty
differences
Fine is a fee for breaking a rule, while penalty can be any punishment.
fine
,
ticket
differences
Fine is a general term for a penalty fee, while ticket is a specific type of fine given by authorities.
Words with the same origin as fine
The origin of fine
The word fine comes from the Latin 'finis', meaning 'end' or 'boundary', and evolved to mean 'payment to end a dispute'.
Word structure
The word fine is composed of the root 'fin' (end) and means 'end or payment'.
Words with the same origin
The root of fine is fin (end). Words with the same root include finish (to end), finite (having limits), and define (to set boundaries).
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