dine

[ dahyn ]

/ daɪn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR dine ON THESAURUS.COM

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.

QUIZZES

DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?

"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?

Question 1 of 10

decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

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

dinar, dinarchy, dinard, dinaric, dinaric alps, dine, dine out, dine out on, diner, diner-out, dinergate

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for dining

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|DAILY BEAST
The 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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Houses sit together at their tables in dining halls under maroon banners emblazoned with their names.
Freshman Year Sucks—and That’s OK|Eleanor Hyun|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

On the piano is a portrait of Lizzie, and replica skulls of the Bordens are displayed in the dining room.
Would You Stay in Lizzie Borden’s Ax-Murder House?|Nina Strochlic|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With a shudder of disgust the lawyer went into the dining room and closed the door into the kitchen.
The Troll Garden and Selected Stories|Willa Cather
They appeared as much at home and at ease in their saddles, as in a well-stuffed arm-chair after dining generously.
The South-West|Jonathon Holt Ingraham
At one in the morning, tip-toeing into the dining room, we devoured a plate of bread and butter left for late comers.
Immortal Youth|Lucien Price
Commonly, when dining, the squirrel goes to his granary or storage place and uses this for a dining room.
Watched by Wild Animals|Enos A. Mills
The sides of the dining room and ladies cabin are of mahogany and curled maple, with elegant looking-glasses.
Travels Through North America, v. 1-2|Berhard Saxe-Weimar Eisenach

British Dictionary definitions for dining

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with dining

dine

In addition to the idiom beginning with dine

dine out on

also see:

eat (dine) out
wine and dine

MEANINGS

WORD GAMES

LEARN

WRITING

WORD OF THE DAY

dine

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

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

noun

Verb Phrases

QUIZZES

DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?

Origin of dine

OTHER WORDS FROM dine

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dine

Words nearby dine

Example sentences from the Web for dining

British Dictionary definitions for dining

verb

Word Origin for dine

Idioms and Phrases with dining

MEANINGS

WORD GAMES

LEARN

WRITING

WORD OF THE DAY

dine

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

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

noun

Verb Phrases

QUIZZES

DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?

Origin of dine

OTHER WORDS FROM dine

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dine

Words nearby dine

Words related to dining

Example sentences from the Web for dining

British Dictionary definitions for dining

verb

Word Origin for dine

Idioms and Phrases with dining