lunch

/lʌntʃ/

Thân thiện

She packs a healthy lunch for her son every morning.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A meal eaten in the middle of the day: "Lunch" refers to the main meal typically consumed around noon or in the early afternoon.
   • The food prepared and eaten for such a meal: "Lunch" can also refer to the specific food items that constitute this midday meal.

2. Verb:

   • To eat lunch: To consume the midday meal.
   • To provide or serve lunch to someone: To furnish someone with a midday meal.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • I usually have a sandwich for lunch.
  • The company provides a free lunch for its employees.

• Verb:

  • We are lunching at one o'clock today.
  • She lunched us very well at the new restaurant.

Advanced Usage

• "out to lunch" (idiomatic): Not paying attention; unaware or disconnected from reality.
  • He's been completely out to lunch during these important meetings.
• "lunch break" (compound noun): The period of time in the middle of the day when one stops work or study to eat lunch.
  • I'll call you back after my lunch break.

Variants and Related Words

• Luncheon (noun): A more formal word for lunch, often used for scheduled midday meals or events.
  • The charity luncheon will be held on Friday.
• Lunchtime (noun): The time of day when lunch is typically eaten.
  • I'll meet you at lunchtime.

Synonyms

• Midday meal: A direct descriptive synonym.
• Dinner (in some regions/dialects): In certain contexts, "dinner" can refer to the main midday meal.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Lunch out: To go to a restaurant or other location to eat lunch.
  • Let's lunch out today instead of eating at our desks.
• Lunch on: To eat a particular food for lunch.
  • We lunched on soup and salad.

Related Idioms

• "There's no such thing as a free lunch": This means you cannot get something for nothing; everything has a cost or consequence.
  • He offered to help, but remember, there's no such thing as a free lunch.
• "To lose one's lunch" (slang): To vomit.
  • The roller coaster was so rough I almost lost my lunch.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a midday meal

Verb

1. provide a midday meal for
   • She lunched us well
2. take the midday meal
   • At what time are you lunching?

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