wine

wine is on the Basic English 850 List.

window - wine - wing

Pronunciation

• enPR: wīn, IPA ^(key): /waɪn/
• SAMPA: /waIn/

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• Homophone: whine

Noun

Singular wine

Plural wines

1. (uncountable) Wine is an alcoholic drink made from grapes or other fruit.

   I don't drink wine very often. Usually I prefer beer.

Verb

Plain form wine

Third-person singular wines

Past tense wined

Past participle wined

Present participle wining

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you wine and dine someone, you entertain them with dinner and wine.