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Fine Good Finer Iyi Adjective Finest Ince  /Faɪn  

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Kind adjective
Front fine 
IPA  /faɪn   / adjective (finer; finest)
Back güzel, iyi, mükemmel
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fine (adjective)

 /faɪn   / adjective (finer; finest)
 
GOOD QUALITY
1 [usually before a noun]
of very good quality, with great beauty or detail
güzel, iyi, mükemmel
 a fine piece of work
 That's the finest painting I've ever seen by that artist.
 fine detail/carving/china
IN GOOD HEALTH
2 in good health, or happy and comfortable
iyi, sağlıklı
 ‘How are you?’ ‘ Fine, thanks.’
 ‘Do you want to change places?’ ‘No, I'm fine here, thanks.’
ACCEPTABLE
3 good enough; acceptable
iyi;
idare eder
 ‘Do you want some more milk in your coffee?’ ‘No, that's fine, thanks.’
 ‘Coffee?’ ‘No, I'm fine, thanks.’
 Don't cook anything special – a sandwich will be fine.
 The hotel rooms were fine but the food was awful.
2 ve 3'teki anlamları sorularda veya olumsuz biçimlerde kullanmayız. Bu yüzden Are you fine? veya This isn't fine. diyemeyiz.
WEATHER
4 bright with sun; not raining
 (hava) açık
 Let's hope it stays fine for the match tomorrow.
VERY THIN
5 very thin or narrow
ince
 That hairstyle's no good for me – my hair's too fine.
 You must use a fine pencil for the diagrams.
OPPOSITE thick adverb
DETAIL
6 difficult to notice or understand
ince
 The difference in meaning between those two words is very fine.
 I couldn't understand the finer points of his argument.
 There's a fine line between being reserved and being unfriendly.
WITH SMALL GRAINS
7 made of very small pieces, grains, etc.
ince taneli
 Salt is finer than sugar.
OPPOSITE COARSE
 

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