dine

1 of 2

verb

dined; dining

intransitive verb

: to take dinner
often used with on
dine on pasta

transitive verb

: to give a dinner to
wined her and dined her

dine

2 of 2

noun

Scotland
: dinner

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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Verb
Once upon a time, long, long ago, Brooklyn wasn’t considered hip, or interesting, or even, for those who lived and dined and died in Manhattan, a socially appropriate place to go out to eat. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024 The sense of unfolding surprise is part of the fun of dining at Vespertine. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
Indulge in spa suites with steam rooms and stone baths, dine at La Vida, and join exclusive experiences like wine tastings and intimate workshops. Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024 The white amur fish, also known as the grass carp, are a unique type of fish that dines almost exclusively on aquatic vegetation. John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dine 

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French disner, diner to eat, have a meal, from Vulgar Latin *disjejunare to break one's fast, from Latin dis- + Late Latin jejunare to fast, from Latin jejunus fasting

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dine was in the 13th century

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Cite this Entry

“Dine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dine. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

dine

verb
ˈdīn
dined; dining
1
: to eat dinner
dine out
2
: to give a dinner to : feed
wined and dined their friends

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