dine

1 of 2

verb

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

dine

2 of 2

noun

Scotland
: dinner

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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Verb
Culling from the Food team’s reporting and writing in June, Danielle Dorsey has more suggestions on where to dine right now in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025 In addition to Vice President JD Vance, a steady stream of high-profile Kid Rock friends have already dined in his new restaurant, according to his social media postings. Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Noun
When hunger strikes, dine at Arlo Grey, helmed by Top Chef winner Kristen Kish, or grab a casual bite and drinks at Cantero. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 For lunch, dine by the beach, steps away from the sea, in one of their waterfront cabanas. Alessandra Amodio, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for dine

Word History

Etymology

Verb

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

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dine was in the 13th century

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Cite this Entry

“Dine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dine. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

dine

verb
ˈdīn
dined; dining
1
: to eat dinner
dine out
2
: to give a dinner to : feed
wined and dined their friends

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