"propine" meaning in English

See propine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹəʊpaɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-propine.wav [Southern-England] Forms: propines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} propine (plural propines)
  1. Alternative form of propyne. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: propyne Derived forms: propinyl
    Sense id: en-propine-en-noun-g~XcpLhy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pɹəˈpaɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-propine.wav [Southern-England] Forms: propines [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪn Etymology: From Latin propinō, from Ancient Greek προπῑ́νω (propī́nō, “to drink to someone's health”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|propinō}} Latin propinō, {{der|en|grc|προπῑ́νω||to drink to someone's health}} Ancient Greek προπῑ́νω (propī́nō, “to drink to someone's health”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} propine (plural propines)
  1. A pledge.
    Sense id: en-propine-en-noun-7UNJ6aRM
  2. A gift or gratuity.
    Sense id: en-propine-en-noun-s1QYlm8J
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /pɹəˈpaɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-propine.wav [Southern-England] Forms: propines [present, singular, third-person], propining [participle, present], propined [participle, past], propined [past]
Rhymes: -aɪn Etymology: From Latin propinō, from Ancient Greek προπῑ́νω (propī́nō, “to drink to someone's health”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|propinō}} Latin propinō, {{der|en|grc|προπῑ́νω||to drink to someone's health}} Ancient Greek προπῑ́νω (propī́nō, “to drink to someone's health”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} propine (third-person singular simple present propines, present participle propining, simple past and past participle propined)
  1. To pledge; to offer as a toast in the manner of drinking, that is, by drinking first and passing the cup.
    Sense id: en-propine-en-verb-ns4zYW9N
  2. (by extension) To give in token of friendship. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-propine-en-verb-NX3opTyU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 4 4 8 50 4 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 20 8 10 9 44 8 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 18 10 12 16 35 10
  3. To give, or deliver; to subject.
    Sense id: en-propine-en-verb-k5SbLOiZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: propination
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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