dine
pronunciation
How to pronounce dine in British English:
UK [daɪn]
How to pronounce dine in American English:
US [daɪn]
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- Verb:
- have supper; eat dinner
- give dinner to; host for dinner
Word Origin
- dine
- dine: see dinner
- dine (v.)
- late 13c., from Old French disner (Modern French dîner) "to dine, eat, have a meal," originally "take the first meal of the day," from stem of Gallo-Roman *desjunare "to break one's fast," from Vulgar Latin *disjejunare, from dis- "undo" (see dis-) + Late Latin jejunare "to fast," from Latin iejunus "fasting, hungry" (see jejune).
Example
- 1. He has a small circle of friends but prefers to dine solo .
- 2. The hall is so large that it could easily dine 6000 people .
- 3. They dine out an average of three times a week and eat fast food less than once a week .
- 4. If you decide to dine here , try the caribbean chicken and pineapple crepes .
- 5. Next you step up to a platform where you can sit on stools and dine at the counter .