Meaning
To take water, milk or tea into your mouth.
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Word origin
From Old English drincan, a word shared across the old Germanic languages.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- drincan
Grammar
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
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"Drink" means to take a liquid like water, tea, or milk into your mouth and swallow it. The past form is "drank", and "drunk" is used after "have".
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