dining

«dining» in Mova's school dictionary: the -ing form of «dine», which means to eat dinner… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb form (dining — from dine, dines, dined, dining); adjective use in compounds (dining room, dining table)

meaning for a pupil

1) Dining is the -ing form of «dine», which means to eat dinner, especially a proper or special meal. tree →

2) Dining is used before nouns for places and things where meals are eaten: dining room, dining table, dining hall, dining car. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life a house may have a dining room and a school a dining hall (UK) or cafeteria. «Dining out» means eating at a restaurant. It sounds a little more polite and formal than «eating». Phrases: dining room, dining table, dining hall, dining out, fine dining.

examples

• We are dining with Grandma tonight. tree →
• The family eats Sunday lunch in the dining room. tree →
• Please carry the plates to the dining table. tree →
• Our school dining hall is noisy at lunchtime. tree →
• My parents enjoy dining out on Fridays. tree →
• The train has a dining car where you can eat. tree →
• They were dining by candlelight when the power went out. tree →
• Jem himself put on his best clothes and went into the dining hall. tree →

note

Spelling: one «n» — dining (from dine), not «dinning». «Dinning» comes from «din» (a loud noise). Say DY-ning. «Dining» is not a meal; the meal is «dinner».

In the corpora

• No landing allowed»; there are stables and a very old banqueting-hall (a big dining hall for feasts).
• And the passage comes up under the butler's pantry, right next to the dining-hall!
• Restaurant kitchens and dining rooms are full of hot food, plates and sharp things, so running there causes burns and cuts.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dining» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.