dine on

phrasal verb

dined on; dining on; dines on

somewhat formal

: to eat (something) for dinner

We dined on pasta and fresh vegetables.

They dined on chicken every day for a month.

animals dining on fruits, leaves, and insects

Examples of dine on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Travelers can taste Castelluccio lentils, grown high in the Apennines; sip a bold glass of Montefalco Sagrantino, a wine nearly exclusive to this region; and dine on traditional dishes in a cozy trattoria in the historical commune of Città della Pieve. —Matteo Della Grazia, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025

None of these stunts went more viral than when Kinsley dined on nothing but Costco hot dogs for seven straight days. —Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025

The menu is nearly three-quarters seafood, with the team dry-aging fish in-house for the 32 guests who dine on the 15 courses there nightly. —Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025

For example, trout from the Azores was served to the American and French presidents in 1971, while Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh dined on turtle soup in 1973. —Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for dine on

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• chitosan
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon