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Collocations for fine - noun

ADJECTIVE

big, heavy, hefty, huge, large, massive, stiff, substantial
He was forced to pay a hefty fine.
small
maximum
two-hundred-dollar, five-hundred-pound, etc.
parking, speeding
civil (esp. AmE), criminal

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VERB + fine

get (esp. BrE), receive
I got a fine for parking illegally.
pay
give (sb) (esp. BrE), impose, levy
Heavy fines were levied on offenders.
be liable for, be liable to, face, risk
Drivers risk heavy fines for driving without insurance.
be punishable by, carry, lead to
Violations carry a maximum fine of $1000.
increase

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PREPOSITION

in fine
They face up to five years in prison and more than $1 million in fines.
fine for
a fine for water pollution

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Collocations for fine - verb

ADVERB

heavily
Any company found to be breaking these rules will be heavily fined.

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PREPOSITION

for
He got fined £200 for parking illegally.

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PHRASES

get fined

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Fine is used with these nouns as the subject:
magistrate

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Collocations for fine - adj.

1. good enough/suitable

VERBS

be, look, seem, smell, sound, taste
turn out
I knew that everything would turn out fine in the end.

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ADVERB

absolutely, completely, just, perfectly, totally, truly (esp. AmE)
Don't worry. Your voice sounds absolutely fine.
exceptionally, particularly
He has done an exceptionally fine job of reorganizing things.

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PREPOSITION

for
This paper's not very good quality, but it's fine for rough work.

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2. in good health/happy and comfortable

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem
George looks fine now.

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ADVERB

absolutely, completely
I feel absolutely fine.
physically

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3. (esp. BrE) bright and sunny/not raining

VERBS

be
turn out
It's turned out fine again today.
keep, remain, stay
Let's hope it stays fine for the wedding.

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4. thin/small

VERBS

be

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
Her hair is very fine.
a very fine distinction
exceptionally

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Fine is used with these nouns:
achievement, actor, actress, adjustment, ale, antique, array, art, artist, ash, athlete, balance, beach, bone, book, brain, brush, building, champagne, china, chocolate, clay, cloth, clothes, coating, collection, composer, cotton, crack, craftsman, craftsmanship, cuisine, dancer, day, detail, discrimination, display, disregard, distinction, drizzle, dust, ear, evening, example, fabric, fashion, feature, fellow, figure, film, finish, flavour, folk, food, football, form, furniture, game, grain, hair, horse, hotel, house, illustration, instrument, jewellery, job, judgement, lace, lad, lady, layer, library, line, linen, man, material, mess, mist, morning, mountain, music, musician, needle, net, nuance, painting, performance, performer, piece, player, poem, point, porcelain, pottery, powder, print, quality, rain, record, recording, reputation, restaurant, run, sand, save, scale, selection, sentiment, shading, shape, shop, shot, shred, sieve, sight, silk, silt, singer, singing, skin, snow, soldier, son, specimen, spine, spray, start, style, talk, taste, textile, texture, thread, tradition, tribute, tube, view, vintage, voice, weather, whisky, win, wine, wire, wool, word, work, workmanship, wrinkle, writer, writing, yarn

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Collocations for fine - adv.

Fine is used with these verbs:
suit, work

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