dinner
Translation
dinner, evening meal, main meal
Examples
What's for dinner tonight?
What's for dinner tonight?
They invited us to a dinner party.
They invited us to a dinner party.
Grammar Patterns
have ((sth.)) for dinner to eat (sth.) for the evening meal We had pizza for dinner.
go out for dinner to go to a restaurant for the evening meal Let's go out for dinner on Friday.
Similar Words
Synonyms: supper, evening meal, main meal
Etymology
From Old French 'disner', meaning 'to break one's fast'. It originally referred to the first meal of the day.
Memory Tips
While usually the evening meal, in some parts of the UK, 'dinner' can refer to the main meal eaten at midday.