Main Entry:

¹dine

Pronunciation:

\ˈdīn\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

dined; din·ing

Etymology:

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

Date:

13th century

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