Pronunciation: /drɪŋk tu ˈsʌmwʌnz hɛlθ/
noun A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea, in this case, 'health' refers to the state of being free from illness or injury
A1 I drink to your health.
A2 She raised her glass to drink his health.
B1 At the party, everyone raised their glasses to drink the guest of honor's health.
B2 The tradition of drinking someone's health dates back to ancient times.
C1 In some cultures, it is customary to drink to someone's health at special occasions.
C2 The toastmaster invited everyone to drink the bride and groom's health at the wedding reception.
verb An action word that expresses a state of being or an action, in this case, the act of drinking to someone's health
A1 I drink to my friend's health every time we go out.
A2 At the party, everyone raised their glasses to drink the host's health.
B1 It is a tradition in our family to drink to someone's health on special occasions.
B2 As a sign of respect, the guests stood up to drink the guest of honor's health.
C1 In some cultures, it is customary to make a toast and drink to the health of the person being honored.
C2 The ambassador hosted a reception where guests were invited to drink his country's health as a gesture of goodwill.
preposition A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence, in this case, 'to' indicates the direction or purpose of the action of drinking
A1 I drink to my friend's health at every birthday party.
A2 We always drink to someone's health before starting a meal.
B1 It is a tradition in our family to drink to the health of the host before eating.
B2 As a sign of respect, the guests raised their glasses to drink to the health of the newlyweds.
C1 During the toast, everyone in the room raised their glasses to drink to the health of the honored guest.
C2 In some cultures, it is customary to drink to someone's health as a way of showing appreciation and good wishes.
formal During the toast, everyone raised their glasses to drink to the health of the guest of honor.
informal Let's all have a drink to Sarah's health, she just got promoted!
slang Hey, let's grab a beer and drink to John's health, he just aced his exams!
figurative As a symbol of celebration and good wishes, they decided to drink to the health of their new friendship.
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