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dinner
verbs
have/eat dinner
• Why don't you come and have dinner with us?
make/cook dinner
• I offered to cook dinner.
have something for dinner
• I thought we might have pasta for dinner tonight.
have somebody for/to dinner
• We're having a few friends round to dinner.
ask/invite somebody to dinner
• Let's ask Kate and Mike to dinner.
come for/to dinner
• Mark is coming over for dinner.
go out for/to dinner
(= go and eat in a restaurant )
• Would you like to go out for dinner on Saturday?
serve dinner
(= start giving people food )
• Dinner is served between 7 and 11 pm in the hotel restaurant.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + dinner
a three-course/four-course etc dinner
• The cost of the hotel includes a three-course dinner.
Sunday/Christmas/Thanksgiving dinner
(= a special meal eaten on Sunday etc )
• We usually have a walk after Christmas dinner.
a romantic dinner
(= for two people in a romantic relationship )
• Clive and Denise were enjoying a romantic dinner for two in a quiet French restaurant.
a candle-lit dinner
(= with only candles for lighting )
• Chris treated his girlfriend to a candle-lit dinner.
a leisurely dinner
(= not hurried )
• I enjoy having a leisurely dinner with some friends at the weekend.
a black-tie dinner
(= where people wear special formal clothes )
• He was invited to a black-tie dinner at one of the Oxford colleges.
a slap-up dinner
British English informal (= with a lot of good food )
• Mum always makes a slap-up dinner for me when I go home.
school dinners
British English (= meals provided at school in the middle of the day )
• School dinners are served in the canteen.
TV dinners
(= meals that you eat while watching TV )
• TV dinners in aluminium containers can be found in the freezer departments of many supermarkets.
dinner + NOUN
a dinner party
(= when someone's friends are invited for a special evening meal )
• We are having a dinner party on Saturday.
a dinner guest
• The dinner guests began arriving at about seven o'clock.
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noun main meal of the day ADJ. delicious, excellent, good, slap-up, sumptuous We were treated to a slap-up meal with every kind of seafood imaginable. | four-course, three-course, etc. | leisurely | candlelit, romantic | intimate, quiet | Christmas, Sunday | school | convenience, TV (= eaten while sitting watching the TV) | chicken, seafood, turkey, etc. DINNER + NOUN table There was never much conversation at the dinner table in my family. | things We didn't wash up the dinner things until the morning after. | plates, service a bone-china dinner service | menu The school dinner menu always includes a balance of food types. | bell | money I always forgot to take my dinner money to school. | dance the society's annual dinner danceMEAL (for verbs) formal evening occasion, with dinner ADJ. elegant, lavish | formal, official | informal | annual The rugby club's annual dinner is this week. | anniversary, celebratory | farewell | awards, prize-giving | charity, fund-raising | gala A gala dinner was held to celebrate the world premiere of the film. | literary | state A state dinner was held in honour of the visiting Japanese premier. VERB + DINNER give, hold, throw My old school is giving a fund-raising dinner | attend We're going to attend a formal dinner in aid of cancer research. | be invited to | change for, dress for Are we expected to dress for dinner? | speak at The former Olympic champion was invited to speak at a charity dinner. DINNER + NOUN party They invited three couples to a dinner party at their house. | engagement | dance | guests | jacket, suit PHRASES an after-dinner speaker/speech
Oxford Collocations Dictionary