dined; dining
: to take dinner
—often used with on
dine on pasta
: to give a dinner to
wined her and dined her
Examples of dine in a Sentence
Verb
We'll be dining at six o'clock.
She likes to dine at expensive restaurants.
I will be dining alone tonight.
We hope you have an enjoyable dining experience.
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Carissa & Dino Tozzi, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025
Enjoy a morning coffee at Garden District Coffee or Magpie Café, share a meal on the patio at BLDG 5, feast on farm-to-table fare at The Overpass Merchant, or dine in style at the Colonel’s Club.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Adults ages 21-64 dine for $50, adults 65 and older for $30, individuals 13-20 for $35 and children 6-12 for $20.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
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Verb
On warm days, dine outside in the lovely garden, which offers picturesque views of the Verde stream.
—Carissa & Dino Tozzi, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025
Enjoy a morning coffee at Garden District Coffee or Magpie Café, share a meal on the patio at BLDG 5, feast on farm-to-table fare at The Overpass Merchant, or dine in style at the Colonel’s Club.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
Fret not, there are still plenty of excellent options to party, luxuriate, dine or dance on New Year’s Eve in New York City.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Adults ages 21-64 dine for $50, adults 65 and older for $30, individuals 13-20 for $35 and children 6-12 for $20.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Dine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dine. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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