dine

verb

ˈdīn 

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

Synonyms of dine

• eat

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 on the Web

Food and drink Adjacent to the lobby is Il Ristorante Alain Ducasse Roma, Ducasse’s first Italian offering, where guests can dine a la carte or choose the six or eight-course degustation menu. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026

The space is designed to encourage guests to get comfortable, socialize and extend their time there after dining. —Amari Riley, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026

The menu is driven entirely by seasonal, local ingredients, and guests dine directly alongside the farmers who grew them — including folks from Love is Love Cooperative Farm, Georgia Peach Truck, Bella Vita Mushrooms and Decimal Place Farm. —Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 27 May 2026

Guests dined at a raw stainless-steel table covered with soft, flowing latex. —Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

Word History

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

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Phrases Containing dine

• dine-in
• dine on
• dine out
• dine out on
• wine and dine

Rhymes for dine

• brine
• chine
• cline
• fein
• fine
• gwine
• hine
• jain
• klein
• kline
• line
• mine

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