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dines out on

dines out on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dine out on.

Meaning of dine out on

Verb

dine out on (third-person singular simple present dines out on, present participle dining out on, simple past and past participle dined out on)

  1. To be invited to dinner because of one's conversation about (a particular subject or incident).
    • […] worse things can happen than a picked pocket. One can dine out on that for a season.1973, Stefan A. Szczelkun, Survival Scrapbook: Energy

Questions about dines out on

What is dines out on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dines out on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dine out on.

Words near dines out on in the dictionary

  1. dines and dashes
  2. dines at the Y
  3. dines in
  4. dines on ashes
  5. dines out
  6. dines out on
  7. dines with Duke Humphrey
  8. Dineses
  9. dinest
  10. dineth
  11. dinetical

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