dine
verb (used without object)
to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.
has dined
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present perfectof dine (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Each business venture is recounted candidly, and anyone who has dined in New York in the past few decades will recognize the landmarks along the journey: the Modern, Maialino, Daily Provisions, Tabla.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
She has dined with former President Donald Trump and members of Congress frequently interact with content from Libs of TikTok.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2023
Pruitt has dined often at the White House Mess, which allows him to buy discount meals and offers him the chance to wander the West Wing.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2018
As anyone who has dined out in New York, Los Angeles and other cool cities in the past decade knows, sharing is in.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2018
No one has dined at the Lambeth Palace, or been otherwise a visitor there, without valuing the gardens which surround it and which are necessary to an episcopal residence in London.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by George Jacob Holyoake
