dinner
US /ˈdɪnɚ/
Definition
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The director invited the visiting clients to dinner at a nice restaurant.
Word Family
Synonyms
- suppera light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
- evening mealhaving a meaning similar to dinner
Collocations
- Easy cook dinner at hometo cook dinner at home, meaning to prepare a hot meal
- Medium annual company dinner partydescribing annual company dinner party ((botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year)
- Hard charity gala dinner fundraisingdescribing charity gala dinner fundraising (a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals))
- Very Hard an awkward dinner marred by controversyreferring to an awkward dinner marred by controversy
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.