dine out

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dahyn out]
- /daɪn aʊt/
- /daɪn ˈaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dahyn out]
- /daɪn aʊt/

Definitions of dine out words

verb without object dine out to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner. 1
verb without object dine out to take any meal. 1
verb with object dine out to entertain at dinner. 1
noun dine out Scot. dinner. 1
intransitivephrasal verb dine out eat at restaurant 1
phrasal verb dine out If you dine out, you have dinner away from your home, usually at a restaurant. 0

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Origin of dine out

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English dinen < Anglo-French, Old French di(s)ner < Vulgar Latin *disjējūnāre to break one's fast, equivalent to Latin dis- dis-1 + Late Latin jējūnāre to fast; see jejune

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Parts of speech for Dine out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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dine out popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

dine out usage trend in Literature

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