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- [dahyn]
- /daɪn/
- /daɪn/
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- [dahyn]
- /daɪn/
Definitions of dining word
- verb without object dining to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner. 1
- verb without object dining to take any meal. 1
- verb with object dining to entertain at dinner. 1
- noun dining Scot. dinner. 1
- noun dining Eating dinner as a social function. 1
- noun dining Entertaining someone to dinner. 0
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Origin of dining
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
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dining
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dining 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".
dining usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dining
noun dining
- snacking — a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
- binging — a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- gluttony — excessive eating and drinking.
- eating — eats, Informal. food.