wine

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwinewine1 /waɪn/ S2 W2 noun [countable, uncountable] 1 an alcoholic drink made from grapes, or a type of this drink a glass of winered/white wine a bottle of red winedry/sweet/sparkling wine a dry white wine2 an alcoholic drink made from another fruit or plant damson wine COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + wine red/white/rosé wineThe waiter brought some red wine.dry wine (=not sweet)a dry white winesweet wineA slightly sweet wine goes well with smoked duck.sparkling wine (=with bubbles of gas in it)The best-known sparkling wine is champagne.strong wine (=having a lot of alcohol)This village produces strong wines of good character.light wine (=without a lot of alcohol)The wine is light and refreshing.fruity winea fresh and fruity wine made in Francefull-bodied wine (=with a pleasantly strong taste)full-bodied red wines such as claretFrench/Spanish etc wineThe restaurant has a wide selection of French wines.vintage wine (=good quality wine from a particular year)He was a collector of vintage wines.fine wine (=a good and expensive wine)He was a lover of fine wines and good food.table wine (=an inexpensive wine to drink with a meal)The vineyard produces table wines for local use.the house wine (=ordinary wine that is used in restaurants, in contrast to wines that are sold by the bottle and have the label of a wine produce on them )a glass of the house winephrasesa bottle of wineThey opened a bottle of wine.a glass of wineI poured myself a glass of wine. Examples from the Corpuswine• It was a wine that they paid about a penny or twopence a glass for.• a new Australian wine• It was the beginning of a passion for Bordeaux wines and a key experience that shaped his adult life.• elderberry wine• Excellent lunch with fine wines and liqueurs.• It was like giving myself a little treat, like say buying a bottle of wine.• Meanwhile, other researchers were focusing on red wine, rather than on all alcoholic beverages.• Which brings us back to red wine.• Anybody who reveres wine has got it all wrong.• Reduce heat to medium and simmer approximately 15 minutes, until wine evaporates to a thin layer.winewine2 verb → wine and dine somebody→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuswine• Did he tell you to plant this here while he wined and dined me?• He wined and dined Princess Diana after supporting her favourite ballet school show.• He could have been anyone or anything stepping out after a night's wining and dining.Origin wine1 Old English win, from Latin vinum

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wine

Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they	wine
he, she, it	wines
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	wined
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have wined
he, she, it	has wined
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had wined
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will wine
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have wined
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Continuous Form
Present
I	am wining
he, she, it	is wining
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you, we, they	are wining
Past
I, he, she, it	was wining
you, we, they	were wining
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have been wining
he, she, it	has been wining
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been wining
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be wining
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been wining
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