Antonyms for dine


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dahyn
Phonetic Transcription : daɪn


Definition of dine

Origin :
  • late 13c., from Old French disner (Modern French dîner) "to dine, eat, have a meal," originally "take the first meal of the day," from stem of Gallo-Romance *desjunare "to break one's fast," from Vulgar Latin *disjejunare, from dis- "undo" (see dis-) + Late Latin jejunare "to fast," from Latin iejunus "fasting, hungry" (see jejune).
  • verb eat, often formally
Example sentences :
  • "Then come and dine here," said Dick, unable to refuse a neighbour hospitality.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • The family were to dine early, to get away soon after dinner.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • They were accustomed to see him in a more genial mood when he had a friend to dine.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • It was six o'clock when he got to London, and he went into a coffee-house to dine.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • But then he might be only marking time to let that guzzling Cheeseman dine at his leisure.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • Damme, why did not you come to dine with us that day, now I recollect it?
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • He is to dine with his new relations, as Betty tells me he already calls them.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • We might dine early, and plunge into the desert later, when the moon was high.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • If you dine at two, you must put on the meat to boil at six or seven in the morning.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • A few friends had been invited to dine with me, and I prepared to meet them.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

Synonyms for dine

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