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{
"term": "dinner",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the main meal of the day, eaten either in the middle of the day or in the evening",
"sensetop": "for dinnerto dinner",
"labels": "(North American English also)(British English)(especially British English)(British English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)(North American English)British EnglishBritish English",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's time for dinner."
},
{
"text": "When do you **have dinner**?"
},
{
"text": "What shall we have for dinner tonight?",
"contextForm": "for dinner"
},
{
"text": "As I'm single, I tend to **go out to dinner** *(= eat in a restaurant)* a lot.",
"contextForm": "to dinner"
},
{
"text": "to **go to dinner**"
},
{
"text": "I'd like to take you out to dinner tonight."
},
{
"text": "Let's invite them to dinner tomorrow."
},
{
"text": "What time do you serve dinner?"
},
{
"text": "It's your turn to cook dinner."
},
{
"text": "She didn't eat much dinner."
},
{
"text": "I never eat a big dinner."
},
{
"text": "Christmas/Thanksgiving dinner"
},
{
"text": "a three-course dinner"
},
{
"text": "a roast/steak/turkey dinner"
},
{
"text": "a dinner plate"
},
{
"text": "He was trying hard to impress his dinner guests."
},
{
"text": "**school dinners** *(= meals provided at school in the middle of the day)*"
},
{
"text": "Are we expected to dress for dinner?"
},
{
"text": "I always forgot to take my dinner money to school."
},
{
"text": "The extensive dinner menu includes Russian delicacies."
},
{
"text": "The school dinner menu always includes a balance of food types."
},
{
"text": "We didn't wash up the dinner things until the morning after."
},
{
"text": "Have you had dinner yet?"
},
{
"text": "I used to hate school dinners."
},
{
"text": "It's your turn to get dinner."
}
],
"topics": ["Cooking and eating"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["delicious", "excellent", "good"],
"dinner + noun": ["table", "things", "plates"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a large formal social gathering at which dinner is eaten",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The club's annual dinner will be held on 3 June."
},
{
"text": "The winner will be announced at a **gala dinner**."
},
{
"text": "a fund-raising/charity dinner"
},
{
"text": "A gala dinner was held to celebrate the world premiere of the movie."
},
{
"text": "A state dinner was held in honour of the visiting Japanese premier."
},
{
"text": "My old school is giving a fund-raising dinner"
},
{
"text": "The former Olympic champion was invited to speak at a charity dinner."
},
{
"text": "We attended the formal reunion dinner."
},
{
"text": "We're going to attend a formal dinner in aid of cancer research."
},
{
"text": "The evening includes a three-course dinner with wine."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["elegant", "fancy", "lavish"],
"verb + dinner": ["give", "hold", "host"],
"dinner + noun": ["party", "engagement", "dance"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a thing that has been done badly",
"labels": "(British English, informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He's made a real dog's breakfast of these accounts."
}
],
"synonyms": "mess"
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "completely defeated",
"labels": "(Australian English, New Zealand English, informal)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdɪnə(r)/",
"audio": "di/dinner/dinner__gb_3.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdɪnər/",
"audio": "di/dinner/dinner__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French disner (infinitive used as a noun), probably from desjëuner ‘to break fast’, from des- (expressing reversal) + jëun ‘fasting’."
}