dine
to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.
to take any meal.
Scot. dinner.
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.
Origin of dine
1Other 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
Other definitions for Dine (2 of 3)
James "Jim", born 1935, U.S. painter.
Other definitions for Diné (3 of 3)
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Navajo, their language, or their culture: handcrafted Diné jewelry.
Origin of Diné
3usage note For Diné
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How to use dine in a sentence
Tó Nizhóní Ání means “sacred water speaks” in Horseherder’s native Diné or Navajo.
If you’re in northern Arizona, for instance, you might tell your kids that you’re on the homelands of the Diné people, then explain how the constellations traditionally help structure Diné life.
Silver Stallion cofounder Scott Nydam and Diné photographer Shaun Price take us behind the wheel of the shop and explain the group’s mission to address systemic inequities in the community.
There Were No Bike Shops in the Navajo Nation—Until Now | Outside Editors | March 3, 2021 | Outside OnlineIn March, police arrested a group of wealthy businessmen and government officials who were about to dine on illegal tiger meat.
When they do dine, the Hitchcocks sometimes use Limoges china marked “Plaza Athénée.”
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
“When you attack public sector unions now, you are attacking the heart of the U.S. labor movement,” says dine.
He refused to dine with people, because he did not like being agitated during meal times.
Lohse and his beleaguered fellow pledges were, he claims, forced to chug vinegar and to dine on the dreaded “vomlet.”
After we had engaged our rooms, we drove back to the hotel where Liszt was staying, and where we were to dine immediately.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy Fay“Master and Mr. Pickwick is a going to dine here at five,” replied the fat boy.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles DickensWe dine late, and as there are a good many boarders, it takes some time always to change the plates.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayAt the office he very wisely told the story to the other gentlemen there, with whom he was to dine next day.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousI'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.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
British Dictionary definitions for dine
/ (daɪn) /
(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)
Origin of dine
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with dine
In addition to the idiom beginning with dine
- dine out on
also see:
- eat (dine) out
- wine and dine
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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