Definition of 'dine'
British English pronunciation
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dine in British English
verb
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Word origin
C13: from Old French disner, contracted from Vulgar Latin disjējūnāre (unattested) to cease fasting, from dis- not + Late Latin jējūnāre to fast; see jejuneWord Frequency
dine in American English
verb intransitiveWord forms: dined or ˈdining
1.
to eat dinner
verb transitive
2.
to provide a dinner for, or entertain at dinner
noun
3. Obsolete
dinner
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Word origin
ME dinen < OFr disner < VL *disjejunare < L dis-, away + LL jejunare, to fast < L jejunus, hungry
Word Frequency
dine in American English
(dain) (verb dined, dining)
noun
5. Scot
dinner
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[1250–1300; ME dinen ‹ AF, OF di(s)ner ‹ VL *disjējūnāre to break one's fast, equiv. to L dis- dis-1 + LL jējūnāre to fast; see jejune]Examples of 'dine' in a sentence
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