dinner
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
How often you will meet it
Rank 586 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 33,295 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.016% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday dinner will be at 8on Sundays they had a large dinner when they returned from church
- a party of people assembled to have dinner together also: dinner party guests should never be late to a dinner party
dinner in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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We have given up late dinner for some time now.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Be this as it may, the arrangements for the breakfast and dinner must be made.
The Station · William Carleton · Chapter 1
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That night there was a family dinner, and with the coffee his father turned and ordered fresh champagne opened.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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After dinner, while the older people conversed together in the parlors, the younger ones wandered at will through the house.
Christmas with Grandma Elsie · Martha Finley · Chapter 1
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She was placed next to him at dinner, and she really was radiant to look upon in palest green chiffon.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1