DRINK


Meaning of DRINK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ drɪŋk ]

( drinks, drinking, drank, drunk)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

When you drink a liquid, you take it into your mouth and swallow it.

He drank his cup of tea...

He drank thirstily from the pool under the rock.

VERB : V n , V

2.

To drink means to drink alcohol.

He was smoking and drinking too much...

VERB : V

• drink‧ing

She had left him because of his drinking...

N-UNCOUNT

3.

A drink is an amount of a liquid which you drink.

I’ll get you a drink of water.

N-COUNT : oft N of n

4.

A drink is an alcoholic drink.

She felt like a drink after a hard day.

N-COUNT

5.

Drink is alcohol, such as beer, wine, or whisky.

Too much drink is bad for your health.

N-UNCOUNT

6.

see also drinking

7.

People say ‘ I’ll drink to that ’ to show that they agree with and approve of something that someone has just said. ( INFORMAL )

CONVENTION [ feelings ]

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