dinner

dinner
noun
1 main meal of the day
ADJECTIVE
▪ delicious, excellent, good, gourmet (esp. AmE), slap-up (BrE, informal), sumptuous
▪

We were treated to an excellent dinner with every kind of seafood imaginable.

▪ four-course, three-course, etc.
▪ big
▪ light
▪ leisurely
▪ quick
▪ early, late
▪ candlelight (esp. AmE), candlelit, romantic
▪ intimate, private, quiet
▪ family
▪ birthday, Christmas, holiday (AmE), Sunday, Thanksgiving (in the US)
▪ potluck (= to which each guest brings some food, which is then shared) (AmE)
▪ school (BrE)
▪ frozen (esp. AmE), TV
▪ chicken, seafood, steak, 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 extensive dinner menu includes Russian delicacies.

▪

The school dinner menu always includes a balance of food types. (BrE)

▪ bell
▪ money (BrE)
▪

I always forgot to take my dinner money to school.

▪ lady (BrE) (lunch lady in AmE)
▪ time
▪ date
▪ reservation
▪ companion
2 formal evening occasion, with dinner
ADJECTIVE
▪ elegant, fancy, lavish
▪ black-tie, formal, official
▪ informal
▪ annual
▪

The club's annual dinner is this week.

▪ anniversary, celebratory, rehearsal (= for the families of a couple the day before their wedding) (AmE), wedding (AmE)
▪ farewell
▪ awards
▪ charity, fund-raising
▪ gala
▪

A gala dinner was held to celebrate the world premiere of the movie.

▪ state
▪

A state dinner was held in honour/honor of the visiting Japanese premier.

VERB + DINNER
▪ give, hold, host, throw
▪

My old school is giving a fund-raising dinner

▪ attend
▪

We attended the formal reunion dinner.

▪ 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
▪

the society's annual dinner dance

▪ guests
▪ jacket, suit (both BrE)
▪ theater (= a restaurant where you see a play after your meal) (AmE)

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