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dine

  (dīn) pronunciation

v., dined, din·ing, dines.

v.intr.

To have dinner.

v.tr.

To give dinner to; entertain at dinner: wined and dined the visiting senators.

[Middle English dinen, from Old French diner, disner, from Vulgar Latin *disiūnāre, from *disiēiūnāre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin iēiūnium, fast.]


 
 
Idioms: dine

Idioms beginning with dine:
dine out on

In addition to the idiom beginning with dine, also see eat (dine) out; wine and dine.


 
Antonyms: dine

v

Definition: eat
Antonyms: abstain


 
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To eat a meal.

pronunciation During the power outage, they were forced to dine by candlelight.

Tutor's tip: It will take more than a "dyne" (unit of energy) to "dine" (to eat any meal) on lobster.

 
Translations: Translations for: Dine

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - spise til middag
v. tr. - invitere til middag, servere middag for

idioms:

  • dine in    spise hjemme
  • dine on    få til middag
  • dine out    spise ude
  • dining room    spisestue

Nederlands (Dutch)
dineren

Français (French)
v. intr. - dîner de, (fig) resservir
v. tr. - offrir à dîner à

idioms:

  • dine in    dîner chez soi
  • dine on    dîner de qch
  • dine out    manger dehors
  • dining room    salle à manger, salle de restaurant

Deutsch (German)
v. - speisen, zu Abend essen, zu Mittag essen

idioms:

  • dine in    zu Hause essen
  • dine on    zum Mittag-/Abendessen verzehren
  • dine out    essen gehen, auswärts essen
  • dining room    Eßzimmer

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γευματίζω, δειπνώ, παραθέτω γεύμα, ταϊζω

idioms:

  • dine in    δειπνώ/τρώω στο σπίτι
  • dine on    τρώω
  • dine out    τρώω έξω από το σπίτι (σε εστιατόριο κ.λπ.)
  • dining room    τραπεζαρία (δωμάτιο)

Italiano (Italian)
cenare

idioms:

  • dine on    cenare a base di
  • dine out    cenare fuori

Português (Portuguese)
v. - jantar, oferecer um jantar

idioms:

  • dine in    jantar
  • dine on    jantar
  • dine out    jantar fora
  • dining room    sala (f) de jantar

Русский (Russian)
обедать

idioms:

  • dine in    обедать в
  • dine on    съесть на обед что-либо, развлекать за столом
  • dine out    обедать в ресторане
  • dining room    столовая

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - cenar
v. tr. - dar la cena

idioms:

  • dine in    comer en casa
  • dine on    cenar algo
  • dine out    cenar fuera
  • dining room    comedor

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - äta middag, bjuda på middag

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
进餐, 用餐, 宴请

idioms:

  • dine in    在家里吃饭
  • dine on    吃...
  • dine out    外出吃饭
  • dining room    饭厅

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 進餐, 用餐
v. tr. - 宴請

idioms:

  • dine in    在家裡吃飯
  • dine on    吃...
  • dine out    外出吃飯
  • dining room    飯廳

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 정식으로 음식을 먹다
v. tr. - 정찬에 초대하다

idioms:

  • dine in    집에서 식사하다
  • dine on    ~을 끼니로 먹다
  • dine out    밖에서 식사하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 食事する, …にごちそうをする

idioms:

  • dine in    自宅で食事をする
  • dine on    食事に食べる
  • dine out    外で食事する, 外食をする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتناول وجبه الغذاء أو العشاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮אכל ארוחה, סעד‬
v. tr. - ‮הגיש ארוחה, סעד‬


 
 

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