▪ regularly entertain friends with (a humorous story or interesting piece of information): "he has been able to dine out on that story for the last 26 years"
▪ eat food in a restaurant rather than ordering it as a takeaway: "the coupon can only be used when dining in at Marios"
▪ take (someone) to dinner.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French disner, probably from desjëuner ‘to break fast’, from des- (expressing reversal) + jëun ‘fasting’ (from Latin jejunus).
