dine

3 definitions • 6 examples

to eat the main meal of the day, usually in the evening:

I hate dining alone.

We dined by candlelight.

dine with He once dined with the president of France.

to eat a meal in a restaurant and then leave without paying:

If you dine and dash, the restaurant can call the police on you.

to eat, esp. the main meal of the day, usually in the evening:

He dined alone that night.

This evening we’ll be dining out (= having an evening meal away from home).