dine

dine · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To eat dinner, especially in a formal setting or at a restaurant.

  2. 2.

    To eat a meal.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    dine out — To eat at a restaurant rather than at home
  • •
    wine and dine — To entertain someone lavishly with food and drink
  • •
    dine in — To eat a meal at home

Related words

Antonyms: fast
See also: diner, dinner, restaurant
Synonyms: eat, feast, have dinner, sup

Etymology

From Old French disner ("to eat, have a meal"), from Vulgar Latin disjejunare ("to break one's fast"), from Latin dis- + jejunus ("fasting").