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Grammar : Verb
Spell : dringk
Phonetic Transcription : drɪŋk



Definition of drink in

Origin :
  • Old English drincan "to drink," also "to swallow up, engulf" (class III strong verb; past tense dranc, past participle druncen), from Proto-Germanic *drengkan (cf. Old Saxon drinkan, Old Frisian drinka, Dutch drinken, Old High German trinkan, German trinken, Old Norse drekka, Gothic drigkan "to drink"), of uncertain origin, perhaps from a root meaning "to draw." Not found outside Germanic.
  • Most Indo-European words for this trace to PIE *po(i)- (cf. Greek pino, Latin biber, Irish ibim, Old Church Slavonic piti, Russian pit'; see imbibe).
  • The noun meaning "beverage, alcoholic beverage" was in late Old English.
  • The noun, AS. drinc, would normally have given southern drinch (cf. drench), but has been influenced by the verb. [Weekley]
  • To drink like a fish is first recorded 1747.
  • As in learn : verb acquire information
  • As in absorb : verb physically take in a liquid
  • As in sip : verb drink slowly
  • As in devour : verb swallow, consume
  • As in enjoy : verb take pleasure in, from something

Synonyms for drink in

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