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dine out

verb

dined out; dining out; dines out

intransitive verb

: to eat a meal away from home
Phrases
dine out on
: to use as a subject for dining table conversation

Examples of dine out in a Sentence

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Finding the industry’s reservation system to be archaic, Kokonas rethought its relationship to dining out. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025 And that’s on top of restaurants competing with consumers’ desires to dine out less and cook more. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025 High-income shoppers trade down For roughly two years, executives have warned investors that low-income consumers were spending less, dining out less frequently and growing picky about their shopping. Amelia Lucas,melissa Repko,gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025 Despite widespread fatigue over tipping prompts, Americans still tend to be generous when dining out at restaurants. Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dine out

Word History

First Known Use

1736, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dine out was in 1736

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“Dine out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dine%20out. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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