dined; dining
: to take dinner
—often used with on
dine on pasta
: to give a dinner to
wined her and dined her
Examples of dine in a Sentence
Verb
We'll be dining at six o'clock.
She likes to dine at expensive restaurants.
I will be dining alone tonight.
We hope you have an enjoyable dining experience.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
The Bolla Armchair offers deep seating and generous cushions for long-lasting comfort, while the more compact Bolla Chair provides versatile use in smaller spaces like dining rooms or home offices.
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Make a meal from starters, do desserts and drinks only, or dine traditionally with an entree at the center.
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Verb
For dinner, skip the cooking and reserve a table at the Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead, where guests dine in the elegant Astor Ballroom and enjoy wine pairings alongside traditional holiday fare.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
The Bolla Armchair offers deep seating and generous cushions for long-lasting comfort, while the more compact Bolla Chair provides versatile use in smaller spaces like dining rooms or home offices.
—William Jones, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
Guests can also bottle their own whiskey straight from the barrel and dine at the onsite restaurant.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Make a meal from starters, do desserts and drinks only, or dine traditionally with an entree at the center.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Dine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dine. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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