lunch
Translation
lunch
Examples
What's for lunch today?
What's for lunch today?
I have lunch at one o'clock.
I have lunch at one o'clock.
Let's do lunch next week.
Let's do lunch next week.
Grammar Patterns
to have/eat lunch to have the midday meal I usually have lunch at noon.
for lunch as the midday meal What did you have for lunch?
Similar Words
Synonyms: midday meal, luncheon
Etymology
A shortened form of 'luncheon', a meal in the middle of the day. This may come from an older word 'nuncheon', a light midday snack.
Memory Tips
Remember it as the meal you eat between breakfast and dinner.