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Di·né
(dĭ′nĕ′)n.
1. (used with a pl. verb) The Navajo people.
2. The Navajo language.
[Navajo, the people.]
dine
(dīn)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.]
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dine
(daɪn)vb
1. (intr) to eat dinner
2. (intr; often foll by on, off, or upon) to make one's meal (of): the guests dined upon roast beef.
3. (tr) informal to entertain to dinner (esp in the phrase wine and dine someone)
[C13: from Old French disner, contracted from Vulgar Latin disjējūnāre (unattested) to cease fasting, from dis- not + Late Latin jējūnāre to fast; see jejune]
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dine
(daɪn)v. dined, din•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.
2. to eat any meal.
v.t. 3. to entertain at or provide with dinner.
4. dine out, to eat a meal, esp. dinner, away from home.
n. 5. Scot. dinner.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French di(s)ner < Vulgar Latin *disjējūnāre to break one's fast = Latin dis- dis-1 + Late Latin jējūnāre to fast; see jejune]
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dine
Past participle: dined
Gerund: dining
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| Verb | 1. | dine - have supper; eat dinner; "We often dine with friends in this restaurant" eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" |
| 2. | dine - give dinner to; host for dinner; "I'm wining and dining my friends" |
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dine
dine on or off something eat, consume, feed on, scoff I could dine on caviar and champagne for the rest of my life.
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Translations
يَتَناوَل طَعامَ العَشاء
jístobědvatvečeřet
étkezik
snæîa
pietautipietauti ne namiepietautojasvagonas restoranasvalgomasis kambarys
ēst pusdienaspusdienot
večerať
kositi
akşam yemeği yemek
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dine
vi → speisen, dinieren (old, geh) → (on etw); they dined on caviare every night → sie aßen jeden Abend Kaviar; to dine in → zu Hause essen; to dine out → außer Haus or auswärts speisen; he dined out on that story for months → diese Geschichte hat ihm monatelang Einladungen zum Essen verschafft
vt → bewirten, beköstigen ? also wine VT
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dine
(dain) verb to have dinner. We shall dine at half-past eight.
ˈdiner noun1. a person who dines. The diners ran from the restaurant when the fire started.
2. a restaurant car on a train.
3. (American) a small inexpensive restaurant.
ˈdining-room noun a room used mainly for eating in.
ˈdining table noun a table round which people sit to eat.
dine on to have for one's dinner. They dined on lobster and champagne.
dine out to have dinner somewhere other than one's own house eg in a restaurant or at the house of friends etc.
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