Fine in a sentence as a noun

Who knows what the rules will be, what they will cost, or what the fines are?

That's fine, but it's not a failing on his part that he didn't write the post you wanted him to write.

We went in, you looked up my assignment, and then you said theres no problem with your assignment; youre fine.

Fine in a sentence as a verb

At a certain point you stop being able to just act like a regular person and have everything turn out fine.

[0] Meaning individuals, of whatever gender/race/class/whatever, that are likely to be reading HN.[1] If you don't believe me, ponder for a moment sentences like, "But I like Negroes just fine!

But when your service says "oh yes, I'm fine", it may well be the case that the only thing still functioning in the server is the little component that knows how to say "I'm fine, roger roger, over and out" in a cheery droid voice.

Fine in a sentence as an adjective

The critical eye of an average iPhone user will appreciate the fine craftsmanship & precision of the painstaking work that went into translating the iconic clock into an exact digital replica.

There is so much "discretion" [3,4] afforded to regulatory agencies that the threat of fines and seizures over bizarre interpretations of the law by a Carmen Ortiz-style ambitious regulator is never far from your mind.

But this start-up model of hiring scales just fine to companies of 500-1,000 technical people if you're willing to create a culture where everyone, especially the top technical leadership, is personally invested in hiring and devotes a reasonable amount of time to evaluating people.

Fine definitions

noun

money extracted as a penalty

See also: mulct amercement

verb

issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty; "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!"

See also: ticket

adjective

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"

See also: o.k. okay hunky-dory

adjective

minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction"

adjective

thin in thickness or diameter; "a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print"

adjective

characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment; "fine wine"; "looking fine in her Easter suit"; "a fine gentleman"; "fine china and crystal"; "a fine violinist"; "the fine hand of a master"

adjective

of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust"

adjective

free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine"

adverb

an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence

See also: alright

adverb

in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body"

See also: finely delicately exquisitely