dined; dining
: to take dinner
—often used with on
dine on pasta
: to give a dinner to
wined her and dined her
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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Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
The bar closed down for four days to complete the transformation, and the staff got together to decorate both dining rooms and the bar area from top to bottom with Christmas decorations, wrapping paper, inflatable items and any other holiday objects that may come to mind.
—Josh Taylor, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
On New Year's Day, dine in your pajamas.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
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Verb
The café is a cozy place to dine with warm yellow lighting and wooden beams, floors, and walls.
—Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
The bar closed down for four days to complete the transformation, and the staff got together to decorate both dining rooms and the bar area from top to bottom with Christmas decorations, wrapping paper, inflatable items and any other holiday objects that may come to mind.
—Josh Taylor, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Noun
This new dine-and-recline theater brings a lux movie experience, a food menu and a full-service bar.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
On New Year's Day, dine in your pajamas.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Dine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dine. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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