dinner.
The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
Meaning & usage
The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
I had an early dinner because the breakfast in this hostel is superb.
An evening meal.
I had some friends to dinner two nights ago.
Do I have to change for dinner?
A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).
A meal given to an animal.
Give the dog its dinner.
A formal meal for many people eaten for a special occasion.
My family gathers twice a year, namely at Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners.
The food provided or consumed at any such meal.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dyner, from Old French disner (“lunch”, but originally “breakfast”), (modern French dîner), from Vulgar Latin *disiūnō, *disiūnāre from Latin dis- + iēiūnō (“to break the fast”).
To eat a dinner.
To provide (someone) with a dinner.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dyner, from Old French disner (“lunch”, but originally “breakfast”), (modern French dîner), from Vulgar Latin *disiūnō, *disiūnāre from Latin dis- + iēiūnō (“to break the fast”).
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