dinner
The main meal of the day, often eaten in the eveningThe main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
» Tom didn't have dinner last night.
Tom hat gestern nicht zu Abend gegessen.
Том вчера вечером не ужинал.
Вчора вечером Том не повечеряв.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
I had an early dinner because the breakfast in this hostel is superb.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
(countable, uncountable)An evening meal.
I had some friends to dinner two nights ago.
Do I have to change for dinner?
Abendessen, Dinner
у́жинúžin
вече́ряvečérja
(countable, uncountable)A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).
Mittagessen
обе́дobéd
обі́дobíd
(countable, uncountable)A meal given to an animal.
Give the dog its dinner.
Futter, Fressen
еда́jedá, кормkorm
(countable, uncountable)A formal meal for many people eaten for a special occasion.
My family gathers twice a year, namely at Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners.
Dinner
обе́дobéd, банке́тbankét, у́жинúžin
(uncountable)The food provided or consumed at any such meal.
Examples
3687 sentencesTom didn't have dinner last night.
Вчора вечером Том не повечеряв.
ruТом вчера вечером не ужинал.
deTom hat gestern nicht zu Abend gegessen.
Thank you for the wonderful dinner.
Дякую тобі за чудовий обід.
ruБлагодарю вас за великолепный ужин.
deDanke für das fabelhafte Abendessen.
Can you come for dinner tonight?
Ти можеш прийти на вечерю сьогодні ввечері?
ruВы можете прийти на ужин сегодня вечером?
deKannst du heute zum Abendessen kommen?
Why not have dinner with us?
Чому б не пообідати з нами?
ruПочему бы не поужинать с нами?
deWarum nicht mit uns essen gehen?
Will you have dinner with me?
Ви повечеряєте зі мною?
ruВы поужинаете со мной?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English dyner, from Old French disner (“lunch”, but originally “breakfast”), (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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Forms
plural: dinnersSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
68 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Daily routine — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- eat dinner
- cook dinner
- over for dinner
- eat dinner with
- dinner tonight
- for dinner tonight
- have dinner with
- stay for dinner
- cook dinner for
- late for dinner
- homework before dinner
- dinner last night