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.
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Verb
One way to do that is to replace dining chairs with an upholstered bench on one side of the table. Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025 The trio encourages the neighborhood, their fellow Presbyterians and Louisville at-large to dine with them at no cost. Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
Sumptuous Santana Row San Jose’s popular Santana Row is always a fun (and yummy) place to dine and shop. Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025 There's a limit of four burgers per order and the offer is for dine in or drive through orders only. Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dine

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 24 Sep. 2025.

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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