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Added 2 October 2026

drink

/ˈdɹɪŋk/ verb

In Latin: bibo, poto Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about drink at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
He drank the water I gave him.
To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
Jack drank the whole bottle by himself.
To consume alcoholic beverages.
You've been drinking, haven't you?

noun

A beverage.
What kind of drink would you like? We have soft drinks and hard drinks.
Drinks in general; something to drink.
A type of beverage (usually mixed).
My favourite drink is the White Russian.

Origin

From Middle English drinken, from Old English drincan (“to drink, swallow up, engulf”), from Proto-West Germanic *drinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną (“to drink”), of uncertain origin; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (“to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp”), nasalised variant of *dʰreǵ- (“to draw, glide”). Cognates include German trinken, Norwegian Bokmål drikke, and Italian trincare.

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