dine out

verb(intr, adverb)

to dine away from home, esp in a restaurant
(foll by on) to have dinner at the expense of someone else mainly for the sake of one's knowledge or conversation about (a subject or story)

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How to use dine out in a sentence

Is it kosher to dine out when somebody somewhere might be hungry?
But Can We Still Have Fun? | Kathleen Parker | January 19, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
If your state of health deprives you of appetite, it is bad enough for you to decline the invitation to dine out.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence Hartley
"I could dine out every day," he informs his friends in Germany.
Haydn | J. Cuthbert Hadden
As we drew nearer to the hotel, he said: "It's a pity we can't dine out somewheres and go to the theatre, but—you know?"
Once Upon A Time | Richard Harding Davis
In a word, she led him by the nose, deceived him every day, and did not allow him to dine out without her permission.
San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams | Charles Paul de Kock

One day, we were going to dine out; Brid'oison called up to me: 'I'm all ready' and I hadn't put on my garters!
San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams | Charles Paul de Kock

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