dine

1 of 2

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

dine

2 of 2

noun

Scotland

: dinner

Synonyms of dine

Verb

• eat

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The City Council on Thursday passed legislation that would allow restaurants to put up heated, tent-like structures for patrons to dine outside when the mercury drops. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Hotel Moraine's main food and drink offering is sharing great suggestions of where to dine off property (Nookie's and Eddie's at the Silver Sands Motel, and North Fork Table and Inn near Southold were my favorites). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026

Noun

Members of Dean’s group cruise together, hit happy hours, dine for lunch and dinner. — Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Then customers can take a seat at a brown banquette and pristine white marble tables, dine at the bar or on the patio near the wine window. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

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

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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