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dine
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1dine

verb \ˈdīn\
dineddin·ing

Definition of DINE

intransitive verb
: to take dinner —often used with on <dine on pasta>
transitive verb
: to give a dinner to <wined her and dined her>
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Examples of DINE

  1. We'll be dining at six o'clock.
  2. She likes to dine at expensive restaurants.
  3. I will be dining alone tonight.
  4. We hope you have an enjoyable dining experience.

Origin of DINE

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: 13th century

Related to DINE

Synonyms
eat, fare, feed, partake, refresh, victual, break bread

Rhymes with DINE

bine, brine, chine, cline, dyne, fine, Jain, line, Main, mine, nine, pine, Quine, Rhine, rind, shine, shrine, sign, spine, spline, stein, swine, syne, thine, tine, trine, twine, vine, whine, wine

2dine

noun

Definition of DINE

Scottish
: dinner

First Known Use of DINE

15th century

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