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dining in

dining in is the present participle and gerund of dine in.

Meaning of dine in

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To eat in; to eat a purchased meal on the premises where one bought it, rather than taking it away.

Questions about dining in

What is dining in the present participle and gerund of?
Dining in is the present participle and gerund of dine in.

Words near dining in in the dictionary

  1. dining chairs
  2. dining facilities
  3. dining facility
  4. dining hall
  5. dining halls
  6. dining in
  7. dining leaf
  8. dining leaves
  9. dining needle
  10. dining needles
  11. dining on ashes

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