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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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
According to local outlet The Dallas Morning News, the two actors dined at Joe Leo Fine Tex-Mex restaurant with John Stamos.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Dan Heching, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Now, the Facebook founder dines with America’s favorite insurrectionist at Mar-a-Lago.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The couple also dined with Diane von Furstenberg on Tuesday, according to Venice daily La Nuova Venezia.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
According to local outlet The Dallas Morning News, the two actors dined at Joe Leo Fine Tex-Mex restaurant with John Stamos.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
At this same dinner, fresh from a day of trading massages (sounds nice), Belinda (Natasha Rothwell) dines alone, and soon her eyes fall on Gary.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Now, the Facebook founder dines with America’s favorite insurrectionist at Mar-a-Lago.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Dine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dine. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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