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I'm about to eat dinner vs I'm about to have dinner

Both sentences are correct and natural in English. They convey the idea that the speaker is going to have dinner soon. The choice between 'eat dinner' and 'have dinner' is a matter of personal preference.
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I'm about to eat dinner

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase indicates that the speaker is going to consume dinner soon.
  • I'd love to, babe, but I'm about to eat dinner with Dexter.
  • I'd love to, babe, but I'm about to eat dinner with Dexter.
  • (Cell phone alert chimes) (Gasps) Jane and Brad are about to eat dinner with her ex, - who is a girl.
  • Max, no snacks, honey, we're about to eat dinner.
  • I'm trying to eat dinner here.
  • How come I'm not going to eat dinner with you guys?
  • I'm low on money and I still have to eat dinner.
  • And I'm going to eat dinner at dinner time.
  • I guess I just forgot to eat dinner tonight.
  • Director Choi wants to eat dinner tomorrow.
  • Unless you want to eat dinner.
  • And now the guy wants to eat dinner with his girlfriend.
  • Your hubby is going to eat dinner.
  • We were supposed to eat dinner together to celebrate the closing of the deal.
  • We came here to eat dinner and to party.
  • He doesn't want to eat dinner surrounded by mess.
  • When I was a kid, my parents would go out to eat dinner.
  • Thanksgiving... the only day of the year it's acceptable to eat dinner before 8:00.
  • That and having to eat dinner with a lot of people you don't know.
  • Your father was lonely and I thought I might have to eat dinner alone, so I let him tag along.

Alternatives:

  • I'm about to have dinner
  • I'm going to eat dinner

I'm about to have dinner

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase also means that the speaker is going to eat dinner soon.
  • I'm about to have dinner with my best friend.
  • It's 7:00, and I'm about to have dinner.
  • I'm about to have dinner with Sheriff.
  • I'm just about to have dinner.
  • But we're about to have dinner.
  • Oof. I'm just calling about dinner tomorrow.
  • -Tell Cook I'm sorry about dinner.
  • I'm excited about dinner tonight.
  • We were just about to have dinner.
  • I would love to, but we were about to have dinner with Eddie's mom tonight.
  • Come, we're about to have dinner.
  • You're the first man to ever leave me just before we're about to have dinner.
  • - I wanted to say I'm sorry about dinner.
  • See, I'm so glad you changed your mind about dinner.
  • I'm about to send up dinner.
  • I'd love to, babe, but I'm about to eat dinner with Dexter.
  • Dana, I'm just talking about dinner.
  • Well, I'm afraid to say that dinner is about to be served.
  • I'm not worried about the dinner.
  • Will you tell them we're about to have dinner, please?

Alternatives:

  • I'm about to eat dinner
  • I'm going to have dinner

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