brine

UK: /ˈbraɪn/ US: /braɪn/ ,(brīn)

Inflections of 'brine' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

brines

v 3rd person singular

brining

v pres p

brined

v past

brined

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

brine /braɪn/   n. [uncountable]

1. Chemistry water containing salt, as for pickling food:
   pickles in brine.
2. Oceanography the water of the sea.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

brine  (brīn), n., v., brined, brin•ing. 
n. 

1. water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
2. a salt and water solution for pickling.
3. Oceanography the sea or ocean.
4. Oceanography the water of the sea.
5. Chemistry any saline solution.

v.t. 

6. to treat with or steep in brine.

• bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English brȳne; cognate with Dutch brijn

brine′less, adj. 
brin′er, n. 
brin′ish, adj. 
brin′ish•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

brine / braɪn/ noun

1. a strong solution of salt and water, used for salting and pickling meats, etc
2. the sea or its water

verb

1. (transitive) to soak in or treat with brine

Etymology: Old English brīne; related to Middle Dutch brīne, Old Slavonic bridŭ bitter, Sanskrit bibhrāya burnt

ˈbrinish adjective