- 1[transitive, intransitive] drink (something) to take liquid into your mouth and swallow it What would you like to drink? In hot weather, drink plenty of water. I don't drink coffee. He was drinking straight from the bottle.
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- 2[intransitive, transitive] to drink alcohol, especially when it is done regularly He doesn't drink. Don't drink and drive (= drive a car after drinking alcohol). She's been drinking heavily since she lost her job. drink something I drank far too much last night. drink yourself + adj. He had drunk himself unconscious on vodka. see drunk Idioms
drink
verbNAmE//drɪŋk//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they drink he / she / it drinks
past simple drank
past participle drunk
-ing form drinking
to drink a lot of alcohol regularly
to wish someone good health as you lift your glass, and then drink from it
to drink more alcohol than someone else without becoming as drunk as they are
said to encourage someone to enjoy life now, while they can, and not to think of the future
you can give someone the opportunity to do something, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to Phrasal Verbsdrink indrink todrink up
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