To dine means to eat a meal, usually the evening meal. People often use this word when talking about eating nicely or with others.
We dine at seven every night.
They will dine together at the restaurant.
Dine can mean having dinner in a formal or special place or way. It shows that the meal is different from regular eating.
Guests dined in the banquet hall.
We dined with important people last night.
Dine can mean to eat a meal at any time, but it sounds polite or formal. It is less common in everyday speech.
We dined early to catch the train.
She dined alone at noon in the café.
Dine can mean eating a meal outside your home, for example, in a restaurant. It often means a more special eating experience.
They like to dine at new cafes.
We dined out last Saturday evening.
Dine means to eat or provide a meal during official or formal events, such as business meetings or conferences.
The company dined clients after the meeting.
We dined guests at the conference hall.
Dine as a noun is very rare and old-fashioned. It means a meal or dinner in some dialects or old English texts.
They prepared a fine dine for the guests.
The dine was served at sunset.
