dine on

phrasal verb

dined on; dining on; dines on

somewhat formal

: to eat (something) for dinner

We dined on pasta and fresh vegetables.

They dined on chicken every day for a month.

animals dining on fruits, leaves, and insects

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Take Out The Trash Since roaches will dine on food scraps, make sure to empty trash cans around the house regularly and don't let trash sit. —

Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024 Guests dined on seasonal menu items, including a roasted cauliflower steak with cauliflower puree, a goat cheese and pumpkin ravioli in a sage butter sauce, and braised short ribs with a celery root and parsnip puree. —

Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024 Another population — again, descended from the same species, might live in a forest and predominantly dine on bugs. —

Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024 But that’s just super-valuable cherries on the sundae of profits that Netflix and its investors have been dining on the past few years. —

David Bloom, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dine on