dine out

verb

dined out; dining out; dines out

intransitive verb

: to eat a meal away from home
Phrases
dine out on
: to use as a subject for dining table conversation

Examples of dine out in a Sentence

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Heart-healthy tips for dining out include:15 Look at the menu beforehand and decide which meals fit your healthy eating plan. Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 2 May 2025 Distinguish between wants, such as dining out, travel, and entertainment, and needs, like housing, utilities, healthcare, insurance, and basic food costs. True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 Recent economic data shows many households are cutting back on dining out. Steve Kopack, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025 Recently, Parents made an Instagram post about who should pick up the tab when dining out with adult children, and the responses were surprisingly mixed. ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dine out

Word History

First Known Use

1736, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dine out was in 1736

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“Dine out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dine%20out. Accessed 10 May. 2025.

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