noun
wine
WYN
noun
1
An alcoholic drink made by fermenting grape juice (or sometimes other fruit).
"They shared a bottle of red wine with dinner."
"The region is famous for its dry white wines."
verb
1
To entertain someone with food and wine, especially to impress them, as in "wine and dine".
"The client was wined and dined before signing the contract."
How to Use Wine
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe fermented grape-based alcoholic drink, or to treat someone lavishly with food and drink.
Common pairings
red wine
wine and dine
a glass of wine
Word Forms
wined past tense, wined past tense, wines plural, wines singular, wines singular
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Etymology
From Old English wīn, ultimately from Latin vīnum — the same root that gives us "vine" and "vino".