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Definition of dine verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

dine

 verb
verb
NAmE//daɪn//
 
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they dine
 
he / she / it dines
 
past simple dined
 
-ing form dining
 
 
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  • to eat dinner We dined with my parents at a restaurant in town. Topic CollocationsRestaurantseating out
    • eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant
    • go (out)/take somebody (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal
    • have a meal with somebody
    • make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Baker)
    • reserve a table for six
    • ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window
    in the restaurant
    • wait to be seated
    • show somebody to their table
    • sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter
    • hand somebody/give somebody the menu/wine list
    • open/read/study/peruse the menu
    • the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children's menu/an extensive wine list
    • taste/sample/try the wine
    • the waiter takes your order
    • order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house specialty
    • serve/finish the appetizers/the first course/the main course/dessert/coffee
    • complain about the food/the service/your meal
    • enjoy your meal
    paying
    • pay/ask for the check/the bill
    • pay for/treat somebody to dinner/lunch/the meal
    • a gratuity/a service charge is (not) included
    • give somebody/leave (somebody) a tip
    • Idioms
    wine and dine (somebody)
     
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    to go to restaurants, etc. and enjoy good food and drink; to entertain someone by buying them good food and drink The town offers many opportunities for wining and dining. The firm spent thousands wining and dining potential clients.     Phrasal Verbsdine ondine outdine out on
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