American Dictionary
Definition dinner in American English
dinner
noun
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noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
the main meal of the day, eaten in the afternoon or evening. In some parts of the U.S., an evening meal is also called supper, especially if it is the last meal of the day. In most parts of the U.S., a meal eaten in the afternoon is called lunch
I haven't had dinner yet.
Will you have dinner with me this evening?
Why don't we go out to dinner tonight?
a special meal that you have to celebrate a particular occasion
a Sunday/Thanksgiving dinner
