dinner

4 definitions • 11 examples

the main meal of the day, usually the meal you eat in the evening but sometimes, in Britain, the meal eaten in the middle of the day:

have dinner We were just having (our) dinner.

We had some friends over for dinner on Saturday.

candlelit dinner a romantic candlelit dinner

a formal social occasion in the evening at which a meal is served, or the meal itself:

hold a dinner They held a dinner to celebrate his retirement.

Many prominent people were on the guest list for the dinner.

He organized a dinner consisting of several fish courses.

a charity/society/formal dinner

the main meal of the day, whether eaten in the evening or in the middle part of the day:

[ U ] The restaurant is open for dinner from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

[ U ] What’s for dinner (= What food are we having for our main meal)?

[ U ] Conversation around the dinner table was always lively.

A dinner is also a formal social occasion in the evening at which a meal is served:

[ C ] There will be a black-tie dinner and fund-raiser for Jubilee Housing on April 18th at the Mayflower Hotel.