| 单词 | to dine forth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto dine forth † to dine forth intransitive To eat dinner away from one's home, e.g. as a guest of someone else. Cf. to dine out 1 at Phrasal verbs. Obsolete.After early 17th cent. only in occasional allusions to Shakespeare's use. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating in specific conditions > eat in specific conditions [verb (intransitive)] > dine out to dine fortha1616 to dine out1741 to eat out1933 a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) ii. ii. 213 If any aske you for your Master, Say he dines forth . View more context for this quotation 1620 tr. G. Boccaccio Decameron II. viii. f. 87v Mine honest kinde neighbour..is not at home, because he dineth forth to day with a deare friend of his. 1874 Belgravia Nov. 123 If any one asks for the master, ‘he dines forth to-day.’ < as lemmas |
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