Meaning of "wine" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WINE

Old English wīn, from Latin vīnum; related to Greek oinos, of obscure origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF WINE

wine  [waɪn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WINE

Wine is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb wine in English.

WHAT DOES WINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes or other fruits. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, water, or other nutrients. Yeast consumes the sugars in the grapes and converts them into alcohol and carbon dioxide. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts produce different styles of wine. The well-known variations result from the very complex interactions between the biochemical development of the fruit, reactions involved in fermentation, terroir and subsequent appellation, along with human intervention in the overall process. Wine is a psychoactive drug, as are all alcoholic beverages, commonly used for its intoxicating effects today and throughout history. The psychoactive effects of wine are evident at the normal serving size. Wines made from produce besides grapes are usually named after the product from which they are produced and are generically called fruit wine. The term "wine" can also refer to starch-fermented or fortified beverages having higher alcohol content, such as barley wine, huangjiu, or sake.

Definition of wine in the English dictionary

The first definition of wine in the dictionary is an alcoholic drink produced by the fermenting of grapes with water and sugar related adjectives vinaceous vinous. Other definition of wine is an alcoholic drink produced in this way from other fruits, flowers, etc. Wine is also a dark red colour, sometimes with a purplish tinge.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WINE

PRESENT

Present

I wine

you wine

he/she/it wines

we wine

you wine

they wine

Present continuous

I am wining

you are wining

he/she/it is wining

we are wining

you are wining

they are wining

Present perfect

I have wined

you have wined

he/she/it has wined

we have wined

you have wined

they have wined

Present perfect continuous

I have been wining

you have been wining

he/she/it has been wining

we have been wining

you have been wining

they have been wining

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I wined

you wined

he/she/it wined

we wined

you wined

they wined

Past continuous

I was wining

you were wining

he/she/it was wining

we were wining

you were wining

they were wining

Past perfect

I had wined

you had wined

he/she/it had wined

we had wined

you had wined

they had wined

Past perfect continuous

I had been wining

you had been wining

he/she/it had been wining

we had been wining

you had been wining

they had been wining

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will wine

you will wine

he/she/it will wine

we will wine

you will wine

they will wine

Future continuous

I will be wining

you will be wining

he/she/it will be wining

we will be wining

you will be wining

they will be wining

Future perfect

I will have wined

you will have wined

he/she/it will have wined

we will have wined

you will have wined

they will have wined

Future perfect continuous

I will have been wining

you will have been wining

he/she/it will have been wining

we will have been wining

you will have been wining

they will have been wining

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would wine

you would wine

he/she/it would wine

we would wine

you would wine

they would wine

Conditional continuous

I would be wining

you would be wining

he/she/it would be wining

we would be wining

you would be wining

they would be wining

Conditional perfect

I would have wine

you would have wine

he/she/it would have wine

we would have wine

you would have wine

they would have wine

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been wining

you would have been wining

he/she/it would have been wining

we would have been wining

you would have been wining

they would have been wining

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you wine
we let´s wine
you wine

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to wine

Past participle

wined

Present Participle

wining

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF WINE

Find out the translation of wine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of wine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wine» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 葡萄酒
• Translator English - Spanish: vino
• English: wine
• Translator English - Hindi: वाइन
• Translator English - Arabic: خَمْر
• Translator English - Russian: вино
• Translator English - Portuguese: vinho
• Translator English - Bengali: মদ
• Translator English - French: vin
• Translator English - Malay: Wain
• Translator English - German: Wein
• Translator English - Japanese: ワイン
• Translator English - Korean: 포도주
• Translator English - Javanese: Anggur
• Translator English - Vietnamese: rượu vang
• Translator English - Tamil: மது
• Translator English - Marathi: वाइन
• Translator English - Turkish: şarap
• Translator English - Italian: vino
• Translator English - Polish: wino
• Translator English - Ukrainian: вино
• Translator English - Romanian: vin
• Translator English - Greek: κρασί
• Translator English - Afrikaans: wyn
• Translator English - Swedish: vin
• Translator English - Norwegian: vin

10 QUOTES WITH «WINE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wine.

1

Kevin J. Anderson

We sat around on a hotel balcony with a bottle of wine and tried to figure out how you would go about blowing up a planet. That's the kind of conversations science fiction writers have when they get together. We don't talk about football or anything like that.

2

Jennifer Aniston

I'm a bit of a clothes hoarder, admittedly. I try to weed out stuff. My girlfriends come over for cheese and wine and go shopping in my wardrobe. They especially love it when they get stuff with a tag still on.

3

Thomas Aquinas

Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.

4

Nina Arianda

I was a hostess, I sold shoes, but I don't function well in jobs that don't have to do with what I love. I have cleaned bathrooms in theaters, I have sold wine in theaters, I have sold tickets, because I will do anything, anything, to stay in this world.

5

John James Audubon

I ate no butcher's meat, lived chiefly on fruits, vegetables, and fish, and never drank a glass of spirits or wine until my wedding day. To this I attribute my continual good health, endurance, and an iron constitution.

6

Charles Baudelaire

A sweetheart is a bottle of wine, a wife is a wine bottle.

7

Charles Baudelaire

It is time to get drunk! So as not to be the martyred slaves of Time, get drunk; get drunk without stopping! On wine, on poetry, or on virtue, as you wish.

8

Christian Nestell Bovee

Wine is a treacherous friend who you must always be on guard for.

9

Emily Bronte

I have dreamed in my life, dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they have gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the color of my mind.

10

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

What I do and what I dream include thee, as the wine must taste of its own grapes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WINE»

Discover the use of wine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine

Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book is the bestselling wine guide on the market! Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book is the ultimate compact guide.

Hugh Johnson, 2011

The Everything Wine Book: From Chardonnay to Zinfandel, All ...

The Everything Wine Book, 2nd Edition is your one-stop shop for conquering the world of wine--one grape at a time!

Barbara Nowak, Beverly Wichman, 2005

Wine: From Neolithic Times to the 21st Century

The story of wine is the story of religion, medicine, science, war, discovery and dream.

Stefan K. Estreicher, 2006

Wine

Handy guides that use pictures to give readers the information they need, 101 Essential Tips feature comprehensive coverage, beautiful full-color images, and straightforward, practical information on a wide variety of subjects.

Tom Stevenson, 2003

Wine: Flavour Chemistry

Both EU and non-EU countries are referred to, making this book a truly global reference for academics and enologists worldwide.

Jokie Bakker, Ronald J. Clarke, 2011

Wine Science: Principles and Applications

New to this edition: *Expanded coverage of micro-oxidation and the cool prefermentative maceration of red grapes *The nature of the weak fixation of aromatic compounds in wine – and the significance of their release upon bottle opening ...

Ronald S. Jackson, 2014

Wine Microbiology and Biotechnology

The book emphasizes the diversity of microorganisms associated with the winemaking process, and broadens the discussion of winemaking to include more modern concepts of biotechnology and molecular biology.

Graham H. Fleet, 1993

About Wine

This book now includes a new chapter on pairing food and wine and a new chapter on the business of wine and the role of producers, distributors and retailers.

J. Henderson, Dellie Rex, 2011

Wine: A Scientific Exploration

Drinking Wine 2. The History of Wine as a Medicine 3. Wine in Archaeology 4. Phylloxera 5. Wine and Heart Disease: A Statistical Approach 6. Biological and Biochemical Actions of Resveratrol 7. Wine, Alcohol and Cardiovascular Diseases 8.

Merton Sandler, Roger Pinder, 2003

Wine Tasting: A Professional Handbook

From techniques for assessing wine properties and quality, including physiological, psychological, and physicochemical sensory evaluation, to the latest information on types of wine, the author guides the reader to a clear and applicable ...

Ronald S. Jackson, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wine is used in the context of the following news items.

France wine country toasted with World Heritage status

(CNN) France's world renowned wine country was toasted twice Saturday with world heritage status by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ... «CNN, Jul 15»

How France shapes up in the global wine industry

No country is more synonymous with wine than France but a new annual report on the global wine industry has revealed the home of Bordeaux and Burgundy ... «The Local.fr, Apr 15»

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's French wine hits Marks and Spencer

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's wine from their French vineyard has gone on sale in a British supermarket for the first time after winning rave reviews from critics. «Daily Mail, Apr 15»

Can Rowan Gormley revitalise Majestic Wine?

The news that Majestic has not only taken over the online upstart Naked Wines but also nabbed its controversial founder, Rowan Gormley, as its new boss will ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»

Arsenic In California Wines: Should Drinkers Be Concerned?

There's been a lot of buzz around the story that some inexpensive California wines, including a Charles Shaw (aka two-buck Chuck) white Zinfandel sold at ... «NPR, Mar 15»

Arsenic-Tainted Wine: Overkill or a Real Killer?

If you drank a bottle of the alleged arsenic-tainted California wine, there's probably no need to rush to the attorney's office to update your will. Experts say you're ... «Patch.com, Mar 15»

Large grocers will get wine, beer under Liberals' plan: Cohn

Three decades after politicians first promised beer and wine in corner stores, the Liberal government now plans to go further — by liberalizing sales in hundreds ... «Toronto Star, Mar 15»

First Draft | Confessions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Wine Connoisseur

She said she had vowed to stick to sparkling water at the Supreme Court justices' dinner before the speech, but couldn't resist the “very fine California wine” that ... «New York Times, Feb 15»

Most of French Laundry's stolen wine recovered

Law enforcement officials have recovered the majority of the rare wines stolen during a Christmas Day break-in from world-renowned French Laundry restaurant ... «CNBC, Jan 15»

The Difference Between Champagne And Sparkling Wine, Explained

There's one thing many of us know about Champagne, and it's that we like it. There's something about the bubbles, elegant glasses, and its pale amber color ... «Huffington Post, Dec 14»