الإنجليزية

drinkable

gb/dɹˈɪŋkəbəl/ us/dɹˈɪŋkəbəl/
B2 الإنجليزية
المعاني
0 معنى
adjective B2 property
1

safe and suitable to drink

You can drink it safely.

نمط الاستخدام: drinkable [liquid]
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes think drinkable means 'alcoholic'; it mainly means 'safe to drink'.
المرادفات
potable (More formal/technical, used especially for water.) | safe to drink (Common plain-language equivalent.)
الأضداد
undrinkable (Not safe or not fit to drink.) | contaminated (Specifically emphasizes pollution or germs.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
drinkable water |drinkable tap water |drinkable supply |drinkable groundwater |clean and drinkable |safe and drinkable |fully drinkable |not drinkable |make it drinkable |treated to be drinkable
الموضوعات
food_and_drink |health |daily_life |environment
أمثلة
  • After the storm, the city warned residents that the tap water was not drinkable.
  • The filter removes bacteria and makes the water drinkable.
  • In some villages, only one well provides drinkable water year-round.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
  • This water is drinkable.
  • Is the tap water drinkable here?
adjective B2 property
2

tastes good enough to drink

It tastes OK (not terrible).

نمط الاستخدام: drinkable [drink]
خطأ شائع:
This meaning is about taste/quality, not safety; context usually makes that clear.
المرادفات
palatable (More formal; means 'pleasant enough to taste'.) | acceptable (Neutral; focuses on meeting a basic standard.)
الأضداد
undrinkable (So unpleasant (or poor quality) that you cannot drink it.) | foul-tasting (Emphasizes very bad taste.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
barely drinkable |quite drinkable |surprisingly drinkable |perfectly drinkable |still drinkable |drinkable wine |drinkable coffee |drinkable beer |more drinkable |less drinkable
الموضوعات
food_and_drink |daily_life
أمثلة
  • The instant coffee was weak, but still drinkable.
  • It’s not a great bottle of wine, but it’s drinkable.
  • By the time the ice melted, the soda was flat and barely drinkable.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
  • The tea is drinkable, but it needs sugar.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
drinkable
IPA
GB/dɹˈɪŋkəbəl/
US/dɹˈɪŋkəbəl/
المقاطع والنبر
drink - able (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (drink)
تصريفات الكلمة
Adjective
  • Base: drinkable
عائلة الكلمة
Core family
drink verb A1 drinker noun
Related words
drunk adjective A2 drunken adjective B2
Negative and opposite forms
undrinkable adjective
Advanced or less common
drinkability noun
التعبيرات

make [something] drinkable

1
/mˈeɪk sˈʌmθɪŋ dɹˈɪŋkəbəl/
fixed phrase

treat liquid so it’s safe

Make it safe to drink.

أمثلة
  • Boiling the water for one minute will make it drinkable.
  • The new treatment plant can make river water drinkable in a few hours.
  • In an emergency, purification tablets can help make water drinkable.

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