Drink meaning in English

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Definition

to drink: to consume, to swallow a liquid verb

This is an irregular verb:
I drink / I drank / I have drunk
a drink: a beverage, a liquid, an alcohol (water, wine, orange juice, etc.) noun
to have a drink to drink something
a soft drink a drink without alcohol
Do you fancy a drink? Do you want to go to a bar or pub with me?
drunk (or drunken): intoxicated, under the influence of alcohol, not sober adjective
Generally, the adjective drunk is used after a verb while drunken is used in front of a noun, though this is flexible:
A drunken woman asked me where she lived before vomiting in my pocket.
The guests at the party were all drunk.
He was so drunk driving home that he forgot to turn his engine on.

Examples

  • "Baby want drink."
  • "Edward : Are you drunk already, Philip?"
  • "Tuesday : Guess who was spotted cavorting with visibly drunk sherpas on the top of Mount Everest?"
  • "Sorry lad, but I dinna drink."
  • "I drank too much champagne at the party."
  • "Our King is wise and kind of drunk"
  • "I'm ready for a drink."
  • "Then in the restaurant, perhaps she drank too much champagne."
  • "Oh, I've forgotten to ask... would you like something to drink?"
  • "Susie: A lot of drinking."
  • "Who wants to kiss a drunk baby?"
  • "Enjoy your drinks and I'll be back soon with your meals."
  • "Jean-Pierre : That is not water, it is pastis: the most refreshing aniseed-flavoured drink in all the world!"
  • "Bruno : And Horatio "The Anaconda" Oléré, you'll be following drunken kung-fu school rules."
  • "If you're a gay man,... just go ahead and make yourself a gay drink"
  • "Warbuckle : I've never seen a horse drink so much before."
  • "I haven't drunk any water in three days!"
  • "Could I get you something to drink?"
  • "According to his mother, "Can I buy you a drink?"
  • "Come, let me get you a drink."

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