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
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
Marvin and I leave the poolside and go into his dining room.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe resources were what you might expect: Dining room, a media center, a library, a TV room, a meeting room, a computer room.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside | Justin Rohrlich | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter all, what says Christmas more than obligations, gastrointestinal distress, and insane dining companions?
Today, the Imperial family can be found dining at Honke Owariya upon their return from Tokyo.
This bungalow has two levels, a screening room, a dining room, many offices, an art department, and cutting rooms.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The dining tables had all been removed to one end of the hall, and the chairs ranged about in rows and in clusters.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinA view of the duchess's ball-room, or of the dining-table of the earl, will supersede all occasion for lengthy fiddle-faddle.
Each evening Mr. Levi was in attendance, and this day, according to rule, she went down to the grand old dining-room.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuMrs. Irvin has decided to consult a palmist or a hypnotist or some such occult authority before dining with you this evening.
Dope | Sax RohmerThe old dining-hall had shared in the general decay, and been shorn of all its ancient honours.
The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie
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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