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Drink Drinking I Drank Drɪŋk Hot Weather Plenty

Word drink
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / drɪŋk / NAmE / drɪŋk /
Example
  • what would you like to drink?
  • in hot weather, drink plenty of water.
  • i don't drink coffee.
  • he was drinking straight from the bottle.
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drink

(verb)BrE / drɪŋk / NAmE / drɪŋk /
  1. to take liquid into your mouth and swallow it
    • What would you like to drink?
    • In hot weather, drink plenty of water.
    • I don't drink coffee.
    • He was drinking straight from the bottle.
  2. to drink alcohol, especially when it is done regularly
    • see also drunk
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/drunk_1
    • He doesn't drink.
    • Don't drink and drive (= drive a car after drinking alcohol).
    • She's been drinking heavily since she lost her job.
    • I drank far too much last night.
    • He had drunk himself unconscious on vodka.
  3. to wish somebody good health as you lift your glass, and then drink from it
  4. to drink a lot of alcohol regularly
  5. to drink more alcohol than somebody else without becoming as drunk as they are
  6. said to encourage somebody to enjoy life now, while they can, and not to think of the future
  7. you can give somebody the opportunity to do something, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to
  8. Extra Examples

    • At that age they can legally drink alcohol.
    • Do you want something to eat or drink?
    • Drink up, and let’s go home.
    • Go and get yourself something to eat and drink.
    • He drank from a tumbler.
    • He filled a cup with water and drank it down in one gulp.
    • He knew that he was probably drinking himself to death.
    • He’s been drinking heavily since he lost his job.
    • I never drink alone.
    • I opened the can and drank thirstily.
    • I pulled the ring-top from the can and drank greedily.
    • One way of persuading people to drink sensibly is to provide good-tasting alternatives with less alcohol.
    • She had been drinking steadily since the early morning.
    • She had never been someone who drank regularly.
    • She was drinking soda through a straw.
    • Simon was drinking like a fish that evening.
    • The campaign aims to persuade people not to drink and drive.
    • ads that tell people to drink responsibly
    • Don’t drink and drive.
    • He doesn’t drink.
    • He drank his lemonade through a straw.
    • I don’t drink coffee.
    • In hot weather, you should drink plenty of water.
    • She drinks like a fish.
    • She’s been drinking heavily since she lost her job.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they drink
    • he / she / it drinks
    • past simple drank
    • past participle drunk
    • -ing form drinking

    Word Origin

    • Old English drincan (verb), drinc (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drinken and German trinken.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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