Standard Lemma guide

dining

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈdaɪnɪŋ(ɡ)/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪnɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: D AY1 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Eating dinner as a social function.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Entertaining someone to dinner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of dine

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the act of eating dinner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: eating, feeding

Narrower terms: Dutch treat

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: вечеря (večerja) — eating dinner
  • Spanish: cena — eating dinner
Real reading context

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