Ingles

lunch

gb/lˈʌnt͡ʃ/ us/lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
A1 Ingles
~ 1800
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pangngalan A1 entity
1

Midday meal

The food you eat in the middle of the day.

Padron ng paggamit: to have [lunch]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'lunch' with 'launch' due to similar pronunciation.
Mga kasingkahulugan
midday meal (A more formal or descriptive way to refer to lunch.)
Mga kasalungat
dinner (In some contexts, dinner refers to an evening meal, which contrasts with lunch as a midday meal.)
Mga kolokasyon
have lunch |eat lunch |lunch break |packed lunch |business lunch
Mga tema
daily life |food |daily_life |food_drink |core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
  • We usually have lunch at 12:30.
  • She packed a sandwich for her lunch.
  • Let's meet for lunch tomorrow.
  • He skipped lunch because he was too busy.
  • The café offers a special menu for lunch.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • I eat lunch at noon.
  • We have lunch at school.
  • My lunch is a sandwich.
  • She eats lunch with her friends.
  • He brings lunch from home.
Pandiwa informal B1 action
2

To eat lunch

To eat food at lunchtime.

Padron ng paggamit: to lunch with [someone]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may overuse the verb form; in everyday English, 'have lunch' is more common than 'lunch' as a verb.
Mga kasingkahulugan
dine (More formal and can refer to any main meal, not just lunch.)
Mga kolokasyon
lunch together |lunch with friends |lunch at a restaurant
Mga tema
daily life |food |food_drink |daily_life |core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
  • We lunched together by the river.
  • They often lunch at their favorite café.
  • She is lunching with a client today.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • I will lunch with my friend.
  • They lunch at school every day.
  • We lunch in the park.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
lunch
IPA
GB/lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
US/lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
Mga pantig at diin
lunch (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (lunch)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
  • Base: lunch
  • Plural: lunch, lunches
Verb
  • Base: lunch
  • 3rd Person Singular: lunches
  • Present Participle: lunching
  • Past: lunched
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
lunches noun lunching verb lunched verb
Core family
lunchtime noun A2
Related words
lunchbox noun lunchroom noun
Advanced or less common
luncheon noun B2
Mga ekspresyon

business lunch

1
/bˈɪznɪs lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase

Work meeting over lunch

A lunch where people talk about work or business.

Mga Halimbawa
  • They discussed the contract during a business lunch.
  • We met our new client at a business lunch.

ladies who lunch

1
/lˈeɪdiz hˈu lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
idiom informal

Affluent women socializing over lunch

Rich women who meet for lunch and talk, not work.

Mga Halimbawa
  • The café was full of ladies who lunch.
  • The article poked fun at ladies who lunch.

lunch break

1
/lˈʌnt͡ʃ bɹˈeɪk/
fixed phrase

Midday rest to eat

Time when you stop work to eat lunch.

Mga Halimbawa
  • I usually go for a walk during my lunch break.
  • Her lunch break is from one to two o'clock.

out to lunch

1
/ˈaʊt tə lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
idiom informal

Not paying attention

Not thinking clearly, or not in the office at the moment.

Mga Halimbawa
  • Sorry, he's out to lunch right now, can I take a message?
  • She seemed completely out to lunch during the meeting.

power lunch

1
/pˈaʊɚ lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase informal

Influential business meal

A lunch where important people talk and make deals.

Mga Halimbawa
  • They closed the deal over a power lunch downtown.
  • Power lunches are common in the financial district.

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