dine

Everyday

1. (formal) To eat dinner, the main meal of the day. tree →
2. To dine out: to eat in a restaurant. tree →
3. To dine on something: to eat it for a meal. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life: dining room, dining table, dine out. In stories and formal writing: «They dined with the king». In maths problems: people dine at a restaurant and split the bill.

Examples

• We dined at a lovely restaurant by the beach. tree →
• The family dines together every evening. tree →
• Let's dine out for Grandma's birthday. tree →
• The knights dined on roast chicken. tree →
• Set the dining table for six. tree →
• Four friends dined and shared the bill equally. tree →
• Instead, not long afterward, he invited the Fox to dine with him in turn. tree →

Note

Formal; everyday is «have dinner» or «eat». Do not confuse with «diner» (a person eating or a small US restaurant) and «dinner» (the meal, double n).

In Jewish tradition

It means to eat the main meal, as Joseph did when he had his brothers eat with him at noon. In the primary lessons: In everyday life: dining room, dining table, dine out. In stories and formal writing: «They dined with the king». In maths problems: people dine at a restaurant and split the bill.

Examples

• And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house: 'Bring the men into the house, and kill the beasts, and prepare the meat; for the men shall dine with me at noon.' (Torah GEN.43.16, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Formal; everyday is «have dinner» or «eat». Do not confuse with «diner» (a person eating or a small US restaurant) and «dinner» (the meal, double n).