{
    "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’."
}