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drink

[ dringk ]

verb (used without object)

drank or (Nonstandard) drunk drunk or, often, drank; drinking.
  1. to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe.
  2. to imbibe alcoholic drinks, especially habitually or to excess; tipple: They won't find jobs until they stop drinking.

    He never drinks.

    They won't find jobs until they stop drinking.

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  3. to show one's respect, affection, or hopes with regard to a person, thing, or event by ceremoniously taking a swallow of wine or some other drink (often followed by to ):

    They drank to his victory.

  4. to be savored or enjoyed by drinking:

    a wine that will drink deliciously for many years.



verb (used with object)

drank or (Nonstandard) drunk drunk or, often, drank; drinking.
  1. to take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow.

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  2. to take in (a liquid) in any manner; absorb.
  3. to take in through the senses, especially with eagerness and pleasure (often followed by in ):

    He drank in the beauty of the scene.

  4. to swallow the contents of (a cup, glass, etc.).
  5. to propose or participate in a toast to (a person, thing, or event):

    to drink one's health.

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noun

  1. any liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst, for nourishment, etc.; beverage.
  2. excessive indulgence in alcohol:

    Drink was his downfall.

  3. a swallow or draft of liquid; potion:

    She took a drink of water before she spoke.

  4. Informal. Usually the drink. a large body of water, as a lake, ocean, river, etc.:

    His teammates threw him in the drink.

drink

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verb

  1. to swallow (a liquid); imbibe
  2. tr to take in or soak up (liquid); absorb

    this plant drinks a lot of water

  3. trusually foll byin to pay close attention (to); be fascinated (by)

    he drank in the speaker's every word

  4. tr to bring (oneself into a certain condition) by consuming alcohol
  5. troften foll byaway to dispose of or ruin by excessive expenditure on alcohol

    he drank away his fortune

  6. intr to consume alcohol, esp to excess
  7. whenintr, foll by to to drink (a toast) in celebration, honour, or hope (of)
  8. drink someone under the table
    to be able to drink more intoxicating beverage than someone
  9. drink the health of
    to salute or celebrate with a toast
  10. drink with the flies informal.
    to drink alone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. liquid suitable for drinking; any beverage
  2. alcohol or its habitual or excessive consumption
  3. a portion of liquid for drinking; draught
  4. the drink informal.
    the sea
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage Note

As with many verbs of the pattern sing, sang, sung and ring, rang, rung, there is some confusion about the forms for the past tense and past participle of drink. The historical reason for this confusion is that originally verbs of this class in Old English had a past-tense singular form in a but a past-tense plural form in u. Generally the form in a has leveled out to become the standard past-tense form: We drank our coffee. However, the past-tense form in u, though considered nonstandard, occurs often in speech: We drunk our coffee. The standard and most frequent form of the past participle of drink in both speech and writing is drunk : Who has drunk all the milk? However, perhaps because of the association of drunk with intoxication, drank is widely used as a past participle in speech by educated persons and must be considered an alternate standard form: The tourists had drank their fill of the scenery.
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Confusables Note

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Derived Forms

  • ˈ»å°ù¾±²Ô°ì²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Ç³Ü³Ù·»å°ù¾±²Ô°ì verb (used with object) outdrank or (Nonstandard) outdrunk outdrunk or, often, outdrank outdrinking
  • ´Ç·±¹±ð°ù·»å°ù¾±²Ô°ì verb (used with object) overdrank or (Nonstandard) overdrunk overdrunk or, often, overdrank overdrinking
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of drink1

First recorded before 900; Middle English drinken, Old English drincan; cognate with Dutch drinken, German trinken, Gothic drinkan, Old Norse drekka
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of drink1

Old English drincan; related to Old Frisian drinka, Gothic drigkan, Old High German trinkan
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Idioms and Phrases

  • drive someone crazy (to drink)
  • into the drink
  • meat and drink to
  • nurse a drink
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Synonym Study

Drink, imbibe, sip refer to swallowing liquids. Drink is the general word: to drink coffee. Imbibe is formal in reference to actual drinking; it is used more often in the sense to absorb: to imbibe culture. Sip implies drinking little by little: to sip a cup of broth.
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Example Sentences

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Timothy makes a poisonous shake for Victoria, Saxon and himself to drink.

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Meanwhile, representatives from the American, Canadian, and Mexican spirit industries argued in a joint statement that drinks like bourbon, Tennessee whiskey, tequila, and Canadian whisky "can only be produced in their designated countries".

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The court heard that in November 2019, Christopher Fulton contacted his GP surgery to say the baby - known as P - had a raw throat and was not drinking his bottle.

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