dine in

verb

To eat in; to eat a purchased meal on the premises where one bought it, rather than taking it away.

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Meanings

verbdine in (third-person singular simple present dines in, present participle dining in, simple past and past participle dined in)

present singular third person dines in · participle present dining in · participle past dined in · past dined in

  1. intransitiveTo eat in; to eat a purchased meal on the premises where one bought it, rather than taking it away.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbeat at home

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eat in
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eat
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eat in

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

dine in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dine%20in

MLA

“dine in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dine%20in. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dine in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dine%20in.

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