DINE IN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dine in mean? 

• DINE IN (verb)
  The verb DINE IN has 1 sense:

1. eat at home

  Familiarity information: DINE IN used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DINE IN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Eat at home

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Synonyms:

dine in; eat in

Hypernyms (to "dine in" is one way to...):

eat (eat a meal; take a meal)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue dine in

 Context examples 

They knew he was to dine in Lansdown Crescent.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

The Dashwoods were so prodigiously delighted with the Middletons, that, though not much in the habit of giving anything, they determined to give them—a dinner; and soon after their acquaintance began, invited them to dine in Harley Street, where they had taken a very good house for three months.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

She then read the first sentence aloud, which comprised the information of their having just resolved to follow their brother to town directly, and of their meaning to dine in Grosvenor Street, where Mr. Hurst had a house.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)