Lunch Lʌntʃ I Noun She's Ready Eat/Have Desk

• she's gone to lunch.
• i'm ready for some lunch.
• i always eat/have lunch at my desk.
• what shall we have for lunch?

lunch

1. a meal eaten in the middle of the day
• SEE ALSO bag lunch
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• She's gone to lunch.
• I'm ready for some lunch.
• I always eat/have lunch at my desk.
• What shall we have for lunch?
• Lopez suggested they meet over lunch (= at or during lunchtime).
• We serve hot and cold lunches.
• a one-hour lunch break
• Let's do lunch (= have lunch together).
• Christmas/Sunday lunch
• a picnic/buffet lunch
• We had a pub lunch (= lunch in a pub).

Extra Examples

• Come and have a spot of lunch with me.
• Do you want to grab some lunch?
• I helped wash up the lunch things.
• She fixed lunch for the whole family.
• The lunch crowd was filtering in slowly.
• The restaurant offers a £20 set lunch.
• The society's annual lunch will be held next Wednesday.
• The tour includes a lunch stop.
• We went for a sandwich lunch at the local bar.
2. behaving in a strange or confused way
3. used to say that it is not possible to get something for nothing

Word Origin

• early 19th cent.: abbreviation of luncheon.