lunch
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1.0
- noun
- /lʌnʧ/
:
almuerzo
- I had a delicious sandwich for lunch today.
- eat lunch
- meet for lunch
- a lunch meeting
I forgot to mention that I had lunch with my mother.
- I forgot to mention that I had lunch with my mother.
- Like I could eat pizza for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack.
- So when you get your lunch boxes, make it creative.
- They see each other other children at lunch only through plexiglass.
- I had ramen for lunch, Ramen for lunch.
- I have not been the same since we had lunch months ago.
- He fights for kids to have lunch at school.
Examples
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You are invited to stay for lunch, if you like.
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Hey, uh, do you wanna have lunch with me?
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I think it's time to have a little lunch, baby.
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Who would I have lunch with from the past?
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I forgot to mention that I had lunch with my mother.
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I have not been the same since we had lunch months ago.
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I hope that you can stay for lunch, Colonel.
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And then we went and ate lunch, came back to the hotel.
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But anyway, see you at lunch?
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Both groups of paraprofessionals then join for lunch before beginning the afternoon session.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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1.0
A time when people eat, for example breakfast or dinner
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4.3
A formal meal eaten in the middle of the day
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9.1
A light midday meal people often eat in South Asia
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9.9
A light meal you eat around noon, like lunch
Idioms
- Informal
1
8.6
To beat someone in business by taking their customers and sales
Compounds
- Archaic
1
8.8
A long business lunch where people drink several martinis and relax
A cold meal of bread, cheese, and salad, sometimes with pickles or cold meat
How Filling
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lunch comes from the older word luncheon, which once meant a light meal or a piece of food at 'noon'. So lunch today still means the meal eaten in the middle of the day.