dine
1 Americanverb (used without object)
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to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.
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to take any meal.
verb (used with object)
noun
verb phrase
noun
noun
plural
Dinés,plural
Dinéadjective
verb
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(intr) to eat dinner
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(intr; often foll by on, off, or upon) to make one's meal (of)
the guests dined upon roast beef
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informal (tr) to entertain to dinner (esp in the phrase wine and dine someone )
Sensitive Note
The name Diné comes from the Native Athabascan language of the tribe, and it is preferred by many over Navajo, a name assigned by Spanish missionaries. Nevertheless, Navajo and Navaho are still in use and remain acceptable.
Other Word Forms
- predine verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of dine1
1250–1300; Middle English dinen < Anglo-French, Old French di ( s ) ner < Vulgar Latin *disjējūnāre to break one's fast, equivalent to Latin dis- dis- 1 + Late Latin jējūnāre to fast; jejune
Origin of Diné3
First recorded in 1915–20; a self-designation meaning “The People”; Navajo ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Its stitched-together scenes—frat pledge party, dining hall food fight, toga party, horse in Dean Wormer’s office, homecoming parade—were individually hilarious and held together only by the individual characters.
The Georgian-style, brick and stone home offers an array of gorgeous details, like glossy wood and stone floors, red lacquer walls in the formal dining room, and numerous fireplaces.
From MarketWatch
The FAI found that the head cook or her assistant would prepare individual meals, before they were taken to the dining room along with a copy of the handwritten menu.
From BBC
More Australian beef will be served on the dining tables of Europe under a new free trade deal with the European Union that cuts most export tariffs on Australian products.
From BBC
That growth rate was faster than any other full-service restaurant category in the U.S., except for Asian dining, according to Technomic.
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