dine

Meanings

• Verb

  To partake in a meal, especially a formal or social one

  - "They dine at the finest restaurants in town."
  - "The guests were asked to dine before the ceremony began."

• Verb

  To eat a meal, typically a main one

  - "After a long day, we like to dine on homemade pasta."
  - "My favorite thing to do is dine al fresco in the summer."

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Pronunciation

1. /daɪn/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=89012738"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dine
wine , dine and whine , shine

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Variants

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dine , dined , dines , dining , dine-in , dine out , dine out on , dined out , dined out on , dines out , dines out on , dining out , dining out on , dine on , dined on , dines on , dining on , wine and dine

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Etymology

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The word 'dine' comes from the Old French 'disner', which means 'to disjoint' or 'to divide'. It later came to mean 'to separate a meal from the day's work'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'dinner jacket' originally referred to a jacket that one would wear to 'dine in jackets' - that is, to dine in a jacket because it was too cold in the dining room.

2. In medieval Europe, the term 'dine' was also used to refer to the act of drinking wine.

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Related Concepts

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1. Dinner: A main meal of the day, typically eaten in the evening.

2. Dinner party: A social gathering where a meal is served.

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Culture

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In Western culture, 'dine' is often associated with formal or special occasions, such as a dinner party or a business dinner. It can also refer to the act of eating a main meal, regardless of the setting.

How to Memorize "dine"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a group of people sitting around a table, enjoying a meal together. This is what it means to 'dine'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'dine' with the idea of a formal or special meal. This can help you remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Dine Is A Verb': D - Dinner I - Is A V - Verb

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