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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Plans are underway to revamp a 3.6-mile stretch of Hollywood Boulevard, eliminating two traffic lanes along most of the route, adding bicycle lanes and widening sidewalks, where people can linger and restaurant-goers can dine. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024 Whereas different scenes portray the finely dined in different ways, for many who succeed in the nexus of fashion, the high society look is often a very sustainable brand. Anto Dotcom, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024 Alchemist, in fact, has a large planetarium dome that lets its guests dine surrounded by projections of underwater sea life, inside a human body or, appropriately, looking down on the curvature of the earth. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024 The best places to dine in 2024:100 essential restaurants in metro Phoenix Reach the food, dining and nightlife editor at felicia.campbell@azcentral.com. Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024 Guests can dine at any of the six Hotel Mousai restaurants, as well as the additional three on the Garza Blanca side. Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2024 While dining at Cacao & Co. restaurant, families receive clues to crack the code to enter the room. Karen Cicero, Parents, 8 Mar. 2024 For a chance to win $500 to dine at five restaurants on the 2024 Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Restaurant of the Year and Top 10 New Restaurants & Dining Experiences list, visit freep.com/roycontest24. Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024 Lounge chairs, ottomans, dining chairs and more are offered in a variety of neutral colors and bold patterns, starting from $239. Hannah Chubb, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
Noun
Stretching from the bay to the gulf, Pine Avenue is the perfect place to shop funky boutiques, dine at local cafes, and get a feel for that ultimate island lifestyle. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2024 The restaurant will serve its pizza, pastas and sandwiches in the 2,500-square-foot restaurant, with both dine in and grab-and-go service. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2024 To really get a sense of just how fresh, dine at the Treehouse—an elevated dining platform above the garden. Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2024 Candidates were expected to visit voters’ homes, dine at local restaurants, and take questions at town halls. Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2024 For delectable Italian eats, dine at Sea Salt, Campiello Ristorante & Bar, or Barbatella. Kara Franker, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2023 For the full bottle list, which has a special focus on Peloponnesian wines and a whole section devoted to natural and biodynamic Greek bottlings, dine at dex. Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2023 The pop icon and football star’s budding new relationship have seen the two dine at a variety of eateries across New York City and Kansas City, where Kelce plays for the Kansas City Chiefs. Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023 In the short, Bad Bunny dines with Al Pacino, hangs out on a luxury yacht, and speeds around in a race car. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2023

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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 29 Mar. 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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