lunch

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /lʌnʧ/

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Noun

Singular lunch

Plural lunches

1. (uncountable) Lunch is the meal that we eat in the middle of the day.
   • Synonyms: luncheon, tiffin and dejeuner

   Shall we have sandwiches for lunch?

   "Is it lunch time yet?" "No, it's only 10:30."

Verb

Plain form lunch

Third-person singular lunches

Past tense lunched

Past participle lunched

Present participle lunching

1. (transitive) If you lunch, you have lunch.

   Most people lunch around noon time.

Related words

• brunch
• luncheon
• lunchroom
• lunchtime