NYT Dictionary

DINE

/daɪn/
VerbNounDEYENGrade 4

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

To eat; to eat dinner or supper.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English dynen, from Old French disner (“to dine, eat the main meal of the day”), from Vulgar Latin *disiūnāre (“to eat breakfast”), from *disieiūnāre (“to break the fast”), from Late Latin, from dis- + iēiūnō (“to fast”), from Latin ieiūnus.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dinnerboardbanquetbreadbreakfasteatfeastfeedfodderforage

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 10 recorded puzzles:

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