dine out

verb

dined out; dining out; dines out
Synonyms of dine outnext

intransitive verb

: to eat a meal away from home

see also dine out on

Examples of dine out in a Sentence

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Strange Town Chef and owner Mia LeTendre said in a message that the cost of running a restaurant has shot up due to tariffs, all while customers are dining out less to save money. Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 10 Dec. 2025 This year, the couple is planning to dine out with friends in Scottsdale, Arizona. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025 She was later spotted dining out with Justin Trudeau, the former prime minister of Canada. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2025 Finding the industry’s reservation system to be archaic, Kokonas rethought its relationship to dining out. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dine out

Word History

First Known Use

1736, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dine out was in 1736

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“Dine out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dine%20out. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.

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