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dinedine /daɪn/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] formal ETYMOLOGYdineOrigin: 1200-1300 Old French diner, from Vulgar Latin disjejunare to eat after not eating for a time VERB TABLEdine |
Present | I, you, we, they | dine | | he, she, it | dines | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | dined | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have dined | | he, she, it | has dined | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had dined | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will dine | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have dined |
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Present | I | am dining | | he, she, it | is dining | | you, we, they | are dining | Past | I, he, she, it | was dining | | you, we, they | were dining | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been dining | | he, she, it | has been dining | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been dining | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be dining | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been dining |
to eat dinner, especially at a formal occasion: We dined at the Ritz. → see also wine and dine somebody at wine2dine on something phrasal verb formal to eat a particular kind of food for dinner, especially expensive food: We dined on lobster.dine out phrasal verb formal to eat dinner in a restaurant SYN eat out: They would dine out together once a month. |