Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - fine

~1 adj 1 »ALL RIGHT« especially spoken a) good enough; all right  ("I could make you some dinner if you like." "It's okay, a sandwich is fine, thanks." | This apartment is fine for two, but it gets very cramped with your mother here. | I'm fine)  ("More coffee?" "No, I'm fine, thanks.") b) healthy  ("How are you?" "Fine, thanks." | "Is your wife better now?" "Oh, she's fine.") 2 »VERY GOOD« of a very high quality or standard  (Many people regard Beethoven's fifth symphony as his finest work. | There is some fine architecture in the old city. | fine bone china | fine wine) 3 »GRAND« usually before a noun grand, expensive, better than others of the same kind  (A tall woman in fine clothes got out of the carriage. | the fine ladies and gentlemen who frequent the elegant restaurants of Paris) 4 »NOT GOOD« informal used when you really think that something is not good or satisfactory at all  ("Now's a fine time to tell me!" he fumed. | That's a fine mess you've got us into!) 5 »WEATHER« not raining, perhaps with the sun shining  (If it's fine tomorrow we'll go out. | It was a fine evening.) 6 »THIN« very thin  (This thread's very fine - it's difficult to see. | a fine coating of dust) 7 »SMALL« a) involving differences, changes, or details that are difficult to understand or notice  (the finer points of policy detail | the fine tuning on the radio | Scientists are now able to measure fine distinctions between levels of sleep depth.) b) in small grains, pieces, or drops  (fine sugar | fine drizzle) 8 »NET« having small holes  (a fine mesh) 9 »IDEAS/SPEECHES« too grand and probably not true or unlikely to have any effect  (It's all very well politicians making fine speeches, but they never get anything done.) 10 a fine/woman/person a good person that you have a lot of respect for  (Your father is a fine man, a real gentleman,) 11 that's/it's fine by me used to say that you agree to something  ("I thought we could go out to eat." "That's fine by me.") 12 fine features someone with fine features has a small and attractively-shaped nose, mouth etc 13 finer feelings/qualities etc feelings, qualities etc such as love, honour, loyalty and kindness 14 a fine figure of a man/woman someone who looks big, strong and physically attractive  (Vellios was a fine figure of a man.) 15 a fine line if you say that there is a fine line between two different things, you mean that there is a point at which one can easily become the other  (There's a fine line between bravery and recklessness.) 16 not to put too fine a point on it often humorous used when you are criticizing something in a plain and direct way  (That's a real yobs' pub - not to put too fine a point on it.) 17 sb's finest hour an occasion when someone is extremely successful and proud of their achievement ~2 interjection used to agree to a suggestion  ("I'll see you at eight then." "Okay. Fine.") ~3 adv 1 spoken in a way that is satisfactory  ("How's it going?" "Fine, thanks." | The technician has been to fix it and it works fine now.) 2 if you cut something fine, you cut it very thin or in very small pieces 3 do fine spoken a) to be good enough or be satisfactory  (We don't need to get her anything expensive - a calendar will do fine.) b) to do something well or in a satisfactory way  ("I can't draw this." "You're doing fine! Don't give up now.") 4 sth will do me/us fine BrE spoken used to say that something is satisfactory or good enough  (Chips'll do me fine, darling.) 5 cut it fine informal to leave yourself only just enough time to do something ~4 v to make someone pay money as a punishment  (fine sb for doing sth)  (She was fined $50 for passing a stopped school bus.) fine sth down BrE to improve something by making it thinner, smaller, or more exact ~5 n money that you have to pay as a punishment  (I got a -40 fine for speeding | heavy fine (=a fine that costs you a lot of money))  (There's a heavy fine for driving drunk. | parking/library fines etc)  (I forgot to return my books on time and paid $3 in library fines.)