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Dinner has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

"dinner will be at 8"

"on Sundays they had a large dinner when they returned from church"

2

a party of people assembled to have dinner together

"guests should never be late to a dinner party"

3

A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).

"After finishing my lunch, I headed straight to work for dinner at noon before heading home for an early supper."

In plain English: Dinner is the main meal of the day, usually eaten in the evening after school or work.

"We usually have dinner at six o'clock in the evening."

Usage: In modern American English, dinner typically refers to the main evening meal, regardless of when it is eaten. Use this term for your primary daily meal at night, even if you also eat lunch.

Verb
1

To eat a dinner.

"After finishing his homework, he finally sat down to eat dinner."

In plain English: To dinner means to eat your main meal of the day, usually in the evening with other people.

"The family will dinner together at seven o'clock."

Usage: Although "dinner" can be used as a noun to describe a meal, it is not standardly used as a verb in modern English. Instead of saying someone "dinned," you should use the verb "to dine" or simply say they "ate dinner."

Example Sentences
"We usually have dinner at six o'clock in the evening." noun
"We will have dinner at six o'clock tonight." noun
"She cooked a delicious chicken dinner for the family." noun
"The restaurant is famous for its late-night diner specials." noun
"The family will dinner together at seven o'clock." verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
meal party
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
high tea banquet beanfeast

Origin

The word dinner comes from Old French, where it originally meant breakfast. It ultimately derives from a Latin phrase meaning "to break the fast."

Rhyming Words
ner oner tiner inner saner niner avner viner boner liner doner runer ziner toner epner awner fener naner owner exner
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