Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The time when dinner takes place, as
The time when dinner takes place, as:
(UK, countable, uncountable)The midday mealtime as the main one: lunchtime.
(countable, uncountable)The evening mealtime as the main one: suppertime.
More definitions
- the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal
Examples
8 sentencesIt's not dinnertime yet.
ruЕщё не настало время ужина.
It isn't dinnertime yet.
It's almost dinnertime.
ruУже почти время ужина.
Because it was dinnertime, we sat at the dining table.
Ми сіли за обідній стіл, бо була обідня пора.
My father didn't say a word during dinnertime.
ruЗа ужином отец не проронил ни слова.
deMein Vater sprach während dem Abendbrot kein einziges Wort.
Origin
From dinner + time.From dinner + time.
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Forms
plural: dinnertimesSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal:suppertime
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable