Collocations for dinner - noun

delicious, excellent, good, slap-up, sumptuous
We were treated to a slap-up meal with every kind of seafood imaginable.

four-course, three-course, etc. | leisurely | candlelit, romantic | intimate, quiet | Christmas, Sunday | school | convenience, TV
(= eaten while sitting watching the TV)

chicken, seafood, turkey, etc.

table
There was never much conversation at the dinner table in my family.

things
We didn''t wash up the dinner things until the morning after.

plates, service
a bone-china dinner service

menu
The school dinner menu always includes a balance of food types.

bell | money
I always forgot to take my dinner money to school.

dance
the society''s annual dinner dance

elegant, lavish | formal, official | informal | annual
The rugby club''s annual dinner is this week.

anniversary, celebratory | farewell | awards, prize-giving | charity, fund-raising | gala
A gala dinner was held to celebrate the world premiere of the film.

literary | state
A state dinner was held in honour of the visiting Japanese premier.

give, hold, throw
My old school is giving a fund-raising dinner

attend
We''re going to attend a formal dinner in aid of cancer research.

be invited to | change for, dress for
Are we expected to dress for dinner?

speak at
The former Olympic champion was invited to speak at a charity dinner.

party
They invited three couples to a dinner party at their house.

engagement | dance | guests | jacket, suit

an after-dinner speaker/speech