dinnertime
The time when dinner takes place, asThe time when dinner takes place, as
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.
- the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal
Examples
8 sentencesIt's not dinnertime yet.
ruЕщё не настало время ужина. — odexed
It isn't dinnertime yet.
It's almost dinnertime.
ruУже почти время ужина. — odexed
Because it was dinnertime, we sat at the dining table.
Ми сіли за обідній стіл, бо була обідня пора. — aandrusiak
My father didn't say a word during dinnertime.
ruЗа ужином отец не проронил ни слова. — Karok
deMein Vater sprach während dem Abendbrot kein einziges Wort. — BraveSentry
Origin
From dinner + time.From dinner + time.
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Forms
plural: dinnertimesSynonyms
3 synonyms- 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.