Meaning

The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening..

Definitions by Sense

1. The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
2. An evening meal.
3. A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).
4. A meal given to an animal.
5. A formal meal for many people eaten for a special occasion.
6. (uncountable) The food provided or consumed at any such meal.
7. (intransitive) To eat a dinner; to dine.
8. (transitive) To provide (someone) with a dinner; to dine.

Example Sentences

I had an early dinner because the breakfast in this hostel is superb.

I want to cook dinner.

I had some friends to dinner two nights ago.

Do I have to change for dinner?

We're about to start dinner. Phone again later.

It was already late for school, so the boy took his time and only arrived in the village when Heidi came home for dinner. […] "Come to the table now and eat with us. Then you can go up with Heidi, and when you bring her back at night, you can get your supper here."

At twilight in the summer[…]the mice come out. They[…]eat the luncheon crumbs. Mr. Checkley, for instance, always brought his dinner in a paper parcel in his coat-tail pocket, and ate it when so disposed, sprinkling crumbs lavishly[…]on the floor.

Give the dog its dinner.

Word Forms

• dinners
• dinnering
• dinnered

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When Should You Use Dinner?

Use dinner when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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