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Lunch Lʌntʃ Ready Noun Bre She's Serve Hot

Word lunch
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / lʌntʃ / NAmE / lʌntʃ /
Example
  • she's gone to lunch.
  • i'm ready for some lunch.
  • what shall we have for lunch?
  • we serve hot and cold lunches.
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lunch

(noun)BrE / lʌntʃ / NAmE / lʌntʃ /
  1. a meal eaten in the middle of the day
    • see also bag lunch
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bag-lunch
    • She's gone to lunch.
    • I'm ready for some lunch.
    • What shall we have for lunch?
    • We serve hot and cold lunches.
    • a one-hour lunch break
    • Let's do lunch (= have lunch together).
    • a cream tea.
    • What time do the kids have their tea?
  2. behaving in a strange or confused way
  3. used to say that it is not possible to get something for nothing
  4. 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.
    • Let’s do lunch sometime.
    • 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.
    • I have a one-hour lunch break.
    • I’m ready for some lunch.
    • She’s gone to lunch.
    • We took a packed lunch.

    Word Origin

    • early 19th cent.: abbreviation of luncheon.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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