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dine

1

[ dahyn ]

verb (used without object)

dined, dining.
  1. to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.
  2. to take any meal.


verb (used with object)

dined, dining.
  1. to entertain at dinner.

noun

  1. Scot. dinner.

verb phrase

  1. to take a meal, especially the principal or more formal meal of the day, away from home, as in a hotel or restaurant:

    They dine out at least once a week.

Dine

2

[ dahyn ]

noun

  1. James Jim, born 1935, U.S. painter.

پé

3

[ dih-ney ]

noun

plural پés, (especially collectively) پé.
  1. a member of the Navajo people.

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Navajo, their language, or their culture:

    handcrafted پé jewelry.

dine

/ 岹ɪ /

verb

  1. intr to eat dinner
  2. intr; often foll by on, off, or upon to make one's meal (of)

    the guests dined upon roast beef

  3. informal.
    tr to entertain to dinner (esp in the phrase wine and dine someone )
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Sensitive Note

The name پé comes from the Native Athabascan language of the tribe, and it is preferred by many over Navajo, a name assigned by Spanish missionaries. Nevertheless, Navajo and Navaho are still in use and remain acceptable.
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·徱Ա verb (used without object) predined predining
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dine1

1250–1300; Middle English dinen < Anglo-French, Old French di ( s ) ner < Vulgar Latin *徱ŧū to break one's fast, equivalent to Latin dis- dis- 1 + Late Latin ŧū to fast; jejune

Origin of dine2

First recorded in 1915–20; a self-designation meaning “The People”; Navajo ( def )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dine1

C13: from Old French disner, contracted from Vulgar Latin disŧū (unattested) to cease fasting, from dis- not + Late Latin ŧū to fast; see jejune
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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idiom beginning with dine , also see eat (dine) out ; wine and dine .
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Example Sentences

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Noem's bag was stolen on Easter Sunday while she was dining in a popular Washington DC restaurant.

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Seven tiles in his dining room floor cracked in March, which he blames on vibration from the trucks.

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But he’s at ease, wearing a sharp outfit of dark Japanese denim and black leather boots that complement the Texas-themed dining room.

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Each day, the strikers set up an area near the campus dining hall, with a cardboard sign marking each day of the strike.

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The Canopy, which is being built by Southern California real estate developer Almquist, will feature 90,000 square feet of shopping, dining and public space.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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