The difference between Dine and Dinner
When used as nouns, dine means dinnertime, whereas dinner means a midday meal .
When used as verbs, dine means to eat, whereas dinner means to eat a dinner.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dine and Dinner
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Dine as a verb (intransitive):
To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
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Dine as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To give a dinner to; to furnish with the chief meal; to feed.
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Dine as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To dine upon; to have to eat.
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Dine as a noun (obsolete):
dinnertime
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Dinner as a noun:
A midday meal .
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Dinner as a noun:
The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
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Dinner as a noun:
An evening meal.
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Dinner as a noun:
A meal given to an animal.
Examples:
"Give the dog its dinner."
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Dinner as a noun:
A formal meal for many people eaten for a special occasion.
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Dinner as a noun (uncountable):
The food provided or consumed at any such meal.
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Dinner as a verb (intransitive):
To eat a dinner.
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Dinner as a verb (transitive):
To provide (someone) with a dinner.