dine
verb (used without object)
to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.
have dined
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present perfectof dine.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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Bezos and Sánchez have dined with the president and the first lady at Mar-a-Lago, and they attended the inauguration alongside other prominent technology CEOs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Eight years later, the first football game was played in America, where fans were believed to have dined from a wagon while watching Rutgers and Princeton battle it out on the field.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2025
The couple also are major Republican donors who have dined with former president Donald Trump.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 17, 2023
Dr. Pyenson said they found only Shonisaurus and nothing else, not even prey that the carnivorous reptiles could have dined on.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
“We have dined nine times at Rosings, besides drinking tea there twice! How much I shall have to tell!”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
