dine

[ dahyn ]

/ daɪn /

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verb (used without object), dined, din·ing.

to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.

to take any meal.

verb (used with object), dined, din·ing.

to entertain at dinner.

noun

Scot. dinner.

Verb Phrases

dine out, to take a meal, especially the principal or more formal meal of the day, away from home, as in a hotel or restaurant: They dine out at least once a week.

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Origin of dine

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; see jejune

OTHER WORDS FROM dine

pre·dine, verb (used without object), pre·dined, pre·din·ing.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dine

deign, dine

Words nearby dine

Dinard, Dinaric, Dinaric Alps, din-din, d'Indy, dine, dine out, dine out on, diner, dinergate, dineric

Other definitions for dine (2 of 2)

Dine

[ dahyn ]

/ daɪn /

noun

James "Jim", born 1935, U.S. painter.

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How to use dine in a sentence

In March, police arrested a group of wealthy businessmen and government officials who were about to dine on illegal tiger meat.
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When they do dine, the Hitchcocks sometimes use Limoges china marked “Plaza Athénée.”
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“When you attack public sector unions now, you are attacking the heart of the U.S. labor movement,” says Dine.
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He refused to dine with people, because he did not like being agitated during meal times.
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Lohse and his beleaguered fellow pledges were, he claims, forced to chug vinegar and to dine on the dreaded “vomlet.”
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After we had engaged our rooms, we drove back to the hotel where Liszt was staying, and where we were to dine immediately.
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“Master and Mr. Pickwick is a going to dine here at five,” replied the fat boy.
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We dine late, and as there are a good many boarders, it takes some time always to change the plates.
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At the office he very wisely told the story to the other gentlemen there, with whom he was to dine next day.
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I've heard my father say that at the big hotels at Atlantic City and other places they have a band play while the people dine.
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British Dictionary definitions for dine

dine

/ (daɪn) /

verb

(intr) to eat dinner

(intr; often foll by on, off, or upon) to make one's meal (of)the guests dined upon roast beef

(tr) informal to entertain to dinner (esp in the phrase wine and dine someone)

Word Origin for dine

C13: from Old French disner, contracted from Vulgar Latin disjējūnāre (unattested) to cease fasting, from dis- not + Late Latin jējūnāre to fast; see jejune

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Other Idioms and Phrases with dine

dine

In addition to the idiom beginning with dine

dine out on

also see:

eat (dine) out
wine and dine

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Origin of dine

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Other definitions for dine (2 of 2)

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How to use dine in a sentence

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