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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dining/#m1)

2) Dining is used before nouns for places and things where meals are eaten: dining room, dining table, dining hall, dining car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dining/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dining/#x1)
- The family eats Sunday lunch in the dining room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dining/#x2)
- Please carry the plates to the dining table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dining/#x3)
- Our school dining hall is noisy at lunchtime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dining/#x4)
- My parents enjoy dining out on Fridays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dining/#x5)
- The train has a dining car where you can eat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dining/#x6)
- They were dining by candlelight when the power went out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dining/#x7)
- Jem himself put on his best clothes and went into the dining hall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dining/#x8)

### 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).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/29/)
- [And the passage comes up under the butler's pantry, right next to the dining-hall!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/68-willows-ch11-part4-the-secret-passage/6/)
- [Restaurant kitchens and dining rooms are full of hot food, plates and sharp things, so running there causes burns and cuts.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/311-good-manners-and-safety-in-town/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dining» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dining/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.