Meaning

6 senses
  1. (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

  2. (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

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

    Mittagessen

    обе́дobéd

    обі́дobíd

  4. (countable, uncountable)A meal given to an animal.

    Give the dog its dinner.

    Futter, Fressen

    еда́jedá, кормkorm

  5. (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

  6. (uncountable)The food provided or consumed at any such meal.

Examples

3687 sentences
  1. Tom didn't have dinner last night.

    Вчора вечером Том не повечеряв.

    ruТом вчера вечером не ужинал.

    deTom hat gestern nicht zu Abend gegessen.

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  2. Thank you for the wonderful dinner.

    Дякую тобі за чудовий обід.

    ruБлагодарю вас за великолепный ужин.

    deDanke für das fabelhafte Abendessen.

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  3. 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?

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  4. Why not have dinner with us?

    Чому б не пообідати з нами?

    ruПочему бы не поужинать с нами?

    deWarum nicht mit uns essen gehen?

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  5. Will you have dinner with me?

    Ви повечеряєте зі мною?

    ruВы поужинаете со мной?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
evening meal:
midday meal:
Русский
By meaning 4
evening meal:
midday meal:
a meal given to an animal:
a formal meal:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
evening meal:
midday meal:
a meal given to an animal:

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: dinners
Singulardinner
Pluraldinners

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
an evening meal:supperA2teaA1
midday meal:lunchA1luncheon
formal meal for many people eaten at a special occasion:feastB1banquet
meal given to an animal:chow
Close in meaning
  • a party of people assembled to have dinner together:dinner party

Word family

68 related words

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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