The child played with friends until dinner.

Meaning: The young person engaged in an enjoyable activity with people they like and trust up to the time of the evening meal.

Choice of Words: Child is a noun that refers to a young person. Played is a verb that means to engage in an activity for enjoyment. Friends is a noun that refers to people who are liked and trusted. Until is a conjunction that means up to the time of. Dinner is a noun that refers to the meal eaten in the evening.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• After dinner, they played games and laughed until bedtime.
• The child played until exhausted.
• The children played outside until the sun went down.
• She played outside until the sun set.
• They played hide-and-seek in the park until sunset.
• He played the drum loud until his mother scolded him.
• They played until they were tired and cold.
• He played until the sun began to set.
• The children ran and played until they were exhausted.
• They played together until the sun set.