dine

Who acts: We, family, you, 's, knights, Four friends · What happens: eat, dine out, dine, let, set, share · To what, where: dinner, restaurant, it, lovely restaurant, 's, dining table · Speech: someone speaks here

«dine» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: dine in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To eat dinner, the main meal of the day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 eat	mark
2	eat	eat	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	dinner	dinner	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 eat	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 meal	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 meal	det
6	main	main	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 meal	amod
7	meal	meal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dinner	appos
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 day	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 day	det
10	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 meal	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 eat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	eat	to-infinitive		dinner					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dinner=Patient

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Everyday, meaning 2

To dine out: to eat in a restaurant.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 dine	mark
2	dine	dine	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	out	out	ADP	_	2 dine	compound:prt
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 eat	punct
5	to	to	PART	_	6 eat	mark
6	eat	eat	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 dine	conj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 restaurant	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 restaurant	det
9	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 eat	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 dine	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dine out	to-infinitive							vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	eat	to-infinitive				a restaurant			vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Everyday, meaning 3

To dine on something: to eat it for a meal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 dine	mark
2	dine	dine	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	4 something	case
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 dine	obl
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 eat	punct
6	to	to	PART	_	7 eat	mark
7	eat	eat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 something	acl:relcl
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 eat	obj
9	for	for	ADP	_	11 meal	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 meal	det
11	meal	meal	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 eat	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 dine	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dine	to-infinitive						on something	vn dine-39.5 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on something=Patient
2	eat	to-infinitive		it				for a meal	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Example 1

We dined at a lovely restaurant by the beach.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 dined	nsubj
2	dined	dine	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	at	at	ADP	_	6 restaurant	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 restaurant	det
5	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 restaurant	amod
6	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 dined	obl
7	by	by	ADP	_	9 beach	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 beach	det
9	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 dined	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 dined	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dine	past	We			a lovely restaurant		by the beach	vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

The family dines together every evening.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 family	det
2	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dines	nsubj
3	dines	dine	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	together	together	ADV	_	3 dines	advmod
5	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	6 evening	det
6	evening	evening	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dines	obl:unmarked
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 dines	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dine	present	the family				evening	together property	vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

Let's dine out for Grandma's birthday.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	's	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	1 Let	obj
3	dine	dine	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Let	xcomp
4	out	out	ADP	_	3 dine	compound:prt
5	for	for	ADP	_	8 birthday	case
6	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 birthday	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 Grandma	case
8	birthday	birthday	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dine	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	let	imperative	you not said here	's					tree rules
2	dine out	infinitive	's not said here					for Grandma's birthday	vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The knights dined on roast chicken.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 knights	det
2	knights	knight	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 dined	nsubj
3	dined	dine	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 chicken	case
5	roast	roast	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 chicken	compound
6	chicken	chicken	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dined	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 dined	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dine	past	the knights					on roast chicken	vn dine-39.5 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on chicken=Patient

Example 5

Set the dining table for six.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Set	set	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 table	det
3	dining	dining	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 table	compound
4	table	table	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Set	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 six	case
6	six	six	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	1 Set	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Set	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	set	imperative	you not said here	the dining table				for six	vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent table=Patient for six=Beneficiary

Example 6

Four friends dined and shared the bill equally.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 friends	nummod
2	friends	friend	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 dined	nsubj
3	dined	dine	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 shared	cc
5	shared	share	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 dined	conj
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 bill	det
7	bill	bill	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shared	obj
8	equally	equally	ADV	_	5 shared	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 dined	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dine	past	Four friends						vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	share	past	Four friends not said here	the bill				equally property	tree rules

Example 7

Instead, not long afterward, he invited the Fox to dine with him in turn.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Instead	instead	ADV	_	4 long	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Instead	punct
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 long	advmod
4	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	afterward	afterward	ADV	_	4 long	advmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 invited	punct
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 invited	nsubj
8	invited	invite	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 long	conj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Fox	det
10	Fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 invited	obj
11	to	to	PART	_	12 dine	mark
12	dine	dine	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 invited	xcomp
13	with	with	ADP	_	14 him	case
14	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 dine	obl
15	in	in	ADP	_	16 turn	case
16	turn	turn	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 dine	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 long	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	invite	past	he	the Fox					vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent fox=Recipient clause=Topic
2	dine not said to happen	to-infinitive	the Fox not said here			turn		with Fox	vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 8

And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house: 'Bring the men into the house, and kill the beasts, and prepare the meat; for the men shall dine with me at noon.' (Torah GEN.43.16, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house: 'Bring the men into the house, and kill the beasts, and prepare the meat; for the men shall dine with me at noon.'

The tree, 38 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	10 said	cc
2	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	4 saw	advmod
3	Joseph	Joseph	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 saw	nsubj
4	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 said	advcl
5	Benjamin	Benjamin	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 saw	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 them	case
7	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 saw	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 saw	punct
9	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 said	nsubj
10	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	to	to	ADP	_	13 steward	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 steward	det
13	steward	steward	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 said	obl
14	of	of	ADP	_	16 house	case
15	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 house	nmod:poss
16	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 steward	nmod
17	:	:	PUNCT	_	19 Bring	punct
18	'	'	PUNCT	_	19 Bring	punct
19	Bring	bring	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 said	ccomp
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 men	det
21	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 Bring	obj
22	into	into	ADP	_	24 house	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 house	det
24	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 Bring	obl
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 kill	punct
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 kill	cc
27	kill	kill	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	19 Bring	conj
28	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 beasts	det
29	beasts	beast	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 kill	obj
30	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 prepare	punct
31	and	and	CCONJ	_	32 prepare	cc
32	prepare	prepare	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	19 Bring	conj
33	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	34 meat	det
34	meat	meat	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 prepare	obj
35	;	;	PUNCT	_	40 dine	punct
36	for	for	SCONJ	_	40 dine	mark
37	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	38 men	det
38	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	40 dine	nsubj
39	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	40 dine	aux
40	dine	dine	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	19 Bring	parataxis
41	with	with	ADP	_	42 me	case
42	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	40 dine	obl
43	at	at	ADP	_	44 noon	case
44	noon	noon	NOUN	Number=Sing	40 dine	obl
45	.	.	PUNCT	_	19 Bring	punct
46	'	'	PUNCT	_	19 Bring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	past	Joseph	Benjamin			with them = they	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer benjamin=Stimulus
2	say speech: assert	past	Joseph				to the steward of Joseph's house	vn indicate-78-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Pivot to steward=Experiencer clause=Topic
3	bring	infinitive		the men	the house			vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent man=Theme into house=Destination
4	kill	infinitive		the beasts				vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beast=Theme
5	prepare	infinitive		the meat				vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meat=Patient
6	dine	shall	the men			noon	with me	vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.43.16, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.43.16	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.43.16	compound
3	GEN.43.16	GEN.43.16	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.43.16	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.43.16	punct

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📖 dine

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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