drink to

verb

To raise one's glass as a toast to (someone or something).

“They drank to forget.”

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Meanings

verbdrink to (third-person singular simple present drinks to, present participle drinking to, simple past drank to, past participle drunk to)

present singular third person drinks to · participle present drinking to · past drank to · participle past drunk to

  1. To raise one's glass as a toast to (someone or something).

    Let's drink to a successful outcome.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drink, to.

    They drank to forget.

    1 more example

    He drank to the point of drunkenness.

Translations

Ancient Greek προπῑ́νω
  • προπῑ́νω (propī́nō)to raise one's glass
German auf etwas/jemanden trinken, auf etwas/jemanden anstoßen
  • auf etwas/jemanden trinkento raise one's glass
  • auf etwas/jemanden anstoßento raise one's glass
Russian пить за
  • пить за (pitʹ za)to raise one's glass
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APA

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“drink to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drink%20to. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drink to,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drink%20to.

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