Definition of dine
dined
;dining
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 in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples of dine from the Web
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Riders regularly carry slices of pizza onto trains and munch on bagels while bolder passengers openly dine on heaps of pasta or Chinese takeout.
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At the Italian Table, located at 2359 Frankfort Ave., is Stipo's version of an authentic Italian restaurant, where people dine at community tables and where one meal can last upward of two hours.
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Brad Weiser also tried his hand at the restaurant sector as founder and creator of Café Tu Tu Tango, a tapas restaurant where local artists paint and display their art while guests dine.
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But unlike the Denton Breckies, patrons can also order on-site and dine inside or on the spacious patio.
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The Apparatus Lariat light fixture is a subtle nod to the nautical theme, while still providing a very chic place to dine.
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Mission Farms is celebrating 10 years this month as Leawood's mixed use — live, work, shop and dine — concept.
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Unlike other retail landlords that have come under pressure as consumers shop more online, Store focuses on service properties: preschool facilities, health clubs, dine-in movie theaters and pet-care sites.
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These young Americans entering the workforce dine out at restaurants or buy take-out food 5 times a week reported Bankrate.com.
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Origin and Etymology 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
Recent Examples of dine from the Web
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The discount is available for dine-in only, and not valid with other offers, said manager Jean Braun.
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Breckies has many of the same menu items that Seven Mile Cafe offers with limited dine-in seats and its own team of drivers for deliveries.
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Pizza Gidget's Pizza & Pasta 41934 Highway 12, Avon, 252-995-3109, gidgetspizza.com $$, L, D Gidget's dishes out traditional and gourmet pies, as well as pastas and salads for dine-in and carry-out.
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The Mandeville location will be a dine-in and take out restaurant serving various versions of homemade chicken salad, along with side salads, desserts, beverages and other offerings.
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A dine-around event took place in April, featuring restaurants in Harwood Heights, and the Mexican Fiesta is up next.
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Taken together, the larger building platform and dock-and-dine facility would cover 28,330 square feet of water area, up 18.8 percent from the present 23,850 square feet.
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From April 19 to 23, all locations will offer a buy-one-get-one free chicken parmesan entrée for dine-in or take-out.
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Image The dine-in boutique theater Nitehawk in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
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First Known Use of dine
15th century
DINE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of dine for English Language Learners
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: to eat dinner : to have the main meal of the day
DINE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of dine for Students
dined
;dining
: to eat dinner Will you dine with us?
dine out
: to eat at a restaurant
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