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- [dahyn]
- /daɪn/
- /daɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dahyn]
- /daɪn/
Definitions of dine word
- verb without object dine to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner. 1
- verb without object dine to take any meal. 1
- verb with object dine to entertain at dinner. 1
- noun dine James ("Jim") born 1935, U.S. painter. 1
- noun dine Eat dinner. 1
- intransitive verb dine eat dinner 1
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Origin of dine
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English dinen < Anglo-French, Old French di(s)ner < Vulgar Latin *disjējūnāre to break one's fast, equivalent to Latin dis- dis-1 + Late Latin jējūnāre to fast; see jejune
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Parts of speech for Dine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dine usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dine
verb dine
- feast — any rich or abundant meal: The steak dinner was a feast.
- consume — If you consume something, you eat or drink it.
- banquet — A banquet is a grand formal dinner.
- sup — to take liquid into the mouth in small quantities, as by spoonfuls or sips.
- fall to — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
Antonyms for dine
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