eat dinner

Meaning

This expression means to have the main meal of the day, typically eaten in the evening. It is a very common daily phrase used to talk about plans, routines, or invitations. You can use it in both casual and slightly more formal settings.

Examples

• What time do you usually eat dinner?

  What time do you usually eat dinner?

• We are going to eat dinner at a nice Italian restaurant tonight.

  We are going to eat dinner at a nice Italian restaurant tonight.

• I usually eat dinner with my family around seven o'clock.

  I usually eat dinner with my family around seven o'clock.

• I'm too tired to cook, so let's just eat dinner out.

  I'm too tired to cook, so let's just eat dinner out.

• Did you already eat dinner, or should I make something for you?

  Did you already eat dinner, or should I make something for you?

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I want to eat the dinner now.

  ✓ I want to eat dinner now.

  We do not use the article 'the' before meals like breakfast, lunch, or dinner when speaking generally.

• ✗ We made a dinner together.

  ✓ We made dinner together.

  Dinner is uncountable in this context, so we do not use the indefinite article 'a'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Would you like to ___ with us tonight?

  💡 To have the evening meal

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  eat dinner

• I always ___ at 6 PM because I get hungry early.

  💡 To consume your evening meal

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  eat dinner