1
: a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂ quart see Weights and Measures Table
2
: a pint pot or vessel

Examples of pint in a Sentence

The ice cream comes in pints. I'd like another pint, please. We'll all go for a pint after work.
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Guests can bring their reusable Parks Beer Garden pint glasses for free tap beer and root beer while supplies last. Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024 Also an alumni of Central Saint Martins, Blakeman has a longstanding partnership with Grace Wales Bonner, worked under Phoebe Philo at Céline, and more recently developed the Guinness pint print for J.W. Anderson. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024 Lined with prickly yellow-blossomed gorse, the path wound down toward Lough Tay — which is also called Guinness Lake, and resembles a pint of the brew with its smooth, dark surface edged by white sand. Alexandra Kleeman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024 Ingredients: 2 oz Cutwater Horchata Vodka 0.25 oz Crème de Cacao 0.25 oz Cinnamon Syrup 4 oz Cold Brew Coffee Garnish: Cinnamon Stick, Chocolate Dust Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a pint glass. Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pint 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English pinte, from Middle French, probably from Vulgar Latin *pincta, feminine of pinctus, past participle of Latin pingere to paint; from the use of a painted mark on a container to show its capacity — more at paint

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pint was in the 14th century

Dictionary Entries Near pint

Cite this Entry

“Pint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pint. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

pint

noun
1
: a unit of capacity equal to ½ quart see measure
2
: a pint container

Medical Definition

pint

noun
: any of various measures of liquid capacity equal to one-half quart: as
a
: a United States measure equal to 16 fluid ounces, 473.176 milliliters, or 28.875 cubic inches
b
: a British measure equal to 20 fluid ounces, 568.26 milliliters, or 34.678 cubic inches

More from Merriam-Webster on pint

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!