/ daɪn; NAmE / verb
[ v ] ( formal ) to eat dinner :
We dined with my parents at a restaurant in town.
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PHRASAL VERBS
- dine on sth
- dine out
- dine out on sth
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IDIOMS
see wine verb
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French disner , probably from desjëuner to break fast, from des- (expressing reversal) + jëun fasting (from Latin jejunus ).