dine meaning
dine :
to eat dinner, to have an evening meal
Verb
▪ We dine at a restaurant every Friday.
▪ We eat dinner at a restaurant every Friday.
▪ They dined together last night.
▪ They ate together last night.
paraphrasing
▪ eat – to have a meal
▪ have dinner – to take an evening meal
▪ consume – to eat or drink
▪ feast – to have a large meal
Pronunciation
dine [daɪn]
The word is pronounced like 'dine', rhyming with 'fine'.
Common phrases and grammar about dine
dine - Common meaning
Verb
to eat dinner, to have an evening meal
Part of Speech Changes for "dine"
▪ diner (noun) – a person who eats dinner
Common Expressions with "dine"
▪ dine out – to eat at a restaurant
▪ dine in – to eat inside instead of at a restaurant
▪ dine together – to have a meal together
▪ dine with friends – to eat with friends
Important examples of dine in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC word questions, dine usually refers to eating dinner or having a meal in the evening.
Example of a confusing word: dine (as in "dine" vs. "diner")
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC grammar questions, dine is used as a verb and questions may require correct verb forms.
dine
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
dine out
to eat at a restaurant
Differences between similar words and dine
dine
,
eat
differences
'dine' is more formal and often refers to having dinner, while 'eat' is more general and can refer to any meal at any time.
dine
,
have dinner
differences
'dine' is more formal and specific to an evening meal, while 'have dinner' is more casual and general.
Words with the same origin as dine
The origin of dine
dine comes from Old French 'disner', meaning 'to eat the first meal of the day'.
Word structure
The analysis of the word's composition is unclear.
Words with the same origin
The word's root is unclear or difficult to confirm.
