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dine
1[ dahyn ]
verb (used without object)
- to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.
- to take any meal.
verb (used with object)
- to entertain at dinner.
noun
- Scot. dinner.
verb phrase
- 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
- James Jim, born 1935, U.S. painter.
dine
/ 岹ɪ /
verb
- intr to eat dinner
- intr; often foll by on, off, or upon to make one's meal (of)
the guests dined upon roast beef
- informal.tr to entertain to dinner (esp in the phrase wine and dine someone )
Sensitive Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·徱Ա verb (used without object) predined predining
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dine1
Origin of dine2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dine1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with dine , also see eat (dine) out ; wine and dine .Example Sentences
Noem's bag was stolen on Easter Sunday while she was dining in a popular Washington DC restaurant.
Seven tiles in his dining room floor cracked in March, which he blames on vibration from the trucks.
But he’s at ease, wearing a sharp outfit of dark Japanese denim and black leather boots that complement the Texas-themed dining room.
Each day, the strikers set up an area near the campus dining hall, with a cardboard sign marking each day of the strike.
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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