drink

CEFRA1

/ˈdɹɪŋk/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To swallow a liquid.

  2. 02

    noun

    A liquid prepared for swallowing.

Examples

  • Pat had prepared food and drink for the work party.

  • Stop asking me for a drink! Go get it yourself.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈd͡ɹ̝ʷɪŋk] ~ [ˈd̠͡ɹ̠˔ʷɪŋk]
  • [d͡ɹ̝ʷeɪ̯ŋk] ~ [ˈd̠͡ɹ̠˔ʷeɪ̯ŋk]

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To consume alcoholic beverages.

  2. To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).

  3. To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.

More examples

In context

  • Would you like something to drink?

  • He drank the water I gave him.

  • Jack drank the whole bottle by himself.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English drinken, from Old English drincan (“to drink, swallow up, engulf”), from Proto-West Germanic *drinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną (“to drink”), of uncertain origin; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (“to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp”), nasalised variant of *dʰreǵ- (“to draw, glide”). Cognates Cognate with Yola drink (“to drink”), North Frisian drank, drainke, drink, drinke (“to drink”), West Frisian drinke (“to drink”), Alemannic German trénge, trenhu, trinche, tringhien, trinke (“to drink”), Bavarian dringa, trinckn, trinkhn, trinkn (“to drink”), Cimbrian trinkan, trinkhan (“to drink”), Dutch and Low German drinken (“to drink”), German and Mòcheno trinke...