How to pronounce dine
Say it like DYNE. Dine is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- DYNE
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Dine pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- DYNESay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in time.
American vs British pronunciation of dine
American and British speakers say dine in essentially the same way: /daɪn/ in the US and /daɪn/ in the UK.
British respelling: DYNE.
What does dine mean?
- To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
- To give a dinner to; to furnish with the chief meal; to feed.
Where does dine come from?
From Middle English dynen, from Old French disner (“to dine, eat the main meal of the day”), from Vulgar Latin *disiūnāre (“to eat breakfast”), from *disieiūnāre (“to break the fast”), from Late Latin, from dis- + iēiūnō (“to fast”), from Latin ieiūnus.
Words that rhyme with dine
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of dine.
Questions about saying dine
How do you pronounce dine?
Say DYNE. The American pronunciation is /daɪn/. In British English it is /daɪn/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in dine?
Dine is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: DYNE.
Do Americans and Brits say dine the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /daɪn/ and the British form is /daɪn/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.