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to join for dinner

to join for dinner

1.1
To eat dinner with other people
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : unirse a la cena
  • Would you like to join for dinner at our place tomorrow night?

Examples

  • She joined for dinner at their house.

  • Would you like to join for dinner tonight?

  • He couldn't join for dinner because he had another engagement.

  • We invited Sarah to join for dinner after the conference ended.

  • Would you like to join for dinner at my place tonight?

  • I'm inviting my friends to join for dinner this Saturday.

  • She asked her colleague if he would join for dinner after work.

Synonyms

to join
vsto join for dinner
∞ 1.0

Become a member of a group or take part in its activities

is specific to attending a shared evening meal often by invitation
to join in
vsto join for dinner
143 1.1

To take part in an activity that others are already doing

is usually about accepting an invitation to a planned shared meal
to partake
vsto join for dinner
  • Formal
13 6.5

To eat or drink with other people at a meal

focuses on being invited to share a meal with others

Antonyms

to disinvite
5 6.5

To tell someone they cannot come to an event they were asked to attend

How Social

to dine
  • Formal
26 2.3
to join for dinner
1.1
to drop by
  • Informal
206 2.5

Surface Forms

join for dinner infinitive
joined for dinner past
joined for dinner past participle
joining for dinner present participle
joins for dinner third person singular

Morphology

join + for + dinner

The meaning is directly derived from the constituents: 'join' (take part with others) + 'for' (indicating purpose/occasion) + 'dinner' (the meal), so a learner who knows these words can infer an invitation to participate in a meal. This compositional pattern (e.g., 'join us for dinner' / 'come for dinner') is common across languages and follows standard English usage, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Join for dinner creates a clear image: someone comes to join a group and sit at the table to share dinner with others. So, it means 'to participate in a meal with others' or 'to accept an invitation to eat together'.