Restaurant Meaning
/ˈɹɛst(ə)ɹɒnt/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.
Sentence Examples
I found that restaurant by accident.
I'm a regular at a restaurant in this neighborhood. Let's have lunch there today.
We're going to try this Italian restaurant that just opened.
CEFR Practice Quiz
To celebrate the promotion, they booked a table at an expensive ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The couple celebrated their anniversary at a ____ that had recently been awarded a Michelin star.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Latin restaurārebor. Old French restorer French restaurer French restaurantbor. English restaurant Borrowed from French restaurant, present participle of the verb restaurer, corresponding to Latin restaurans, restaurantis, present participle of restauro (“to restore”), from the name of the 'restorative' soup served in the first establishments.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country."
— 1935, George Goodchild, chapter 5, in Death on the Centre Court:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
To celebrate the promotion, they booked a table at an expensive ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The couple celebrated their anniversary at a ____ that had recently been awarded a Michelin star.