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drink

/dˈɹɪŋk/DRINGK
/dˈɹɪŋk/DRINGK

Meaningto take in liquid

Common meaning: to take in liquid

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishdrincansourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishdrinkensource
  3. Englishdrink‘to take in liquid’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English drincan ‘to take in liquid’.

Roots

  • drincan Old English “to take in liquid”

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