dinnernoun
uk/ˈdɪn.ər/us/ˈdɪn.ɚ/A1 [ C or U ] the main meal of the day, usually the meal you eat in the evening but sometimes, in Britain, the meal eaten in the middle of the day:
We were just having (our) dinner.
We had some friends over for dinner on Saturday.
a romantic candlelit dinner
Compare
lunch noun
[ C usually singular ] a formal social occasion in the evening at which a meal is served:
They held a dinner to celebrate his retirement.
a charity/society dinner
More examples
- We're having roast chicken for dinner.
- You can cook dinner tonight because I did it last night.
- We've got eight people coming to dinner.
- After dinner we settled in front of the television for the evening.
- "Would you like to have dinner with us?" "No thanks, I've already had some."
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Meals & parts of meals
- accompaniment
- afternoon tea
- afters
- amuse-bouche
- antipasto
- dinner party
- dinner time
- elevenses
- English breakfast
- feast
- picnic
- plate meal
- ploughman's lunch
- postprandial
- pot luck
- smorgasbord
- teatime
- tiffin
- TV dinner
- working lunch/breakfast
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Celebrations, parties & special occasions