lunch | meaning of lunch in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE
COLLOCATIONS
verbs
have lunch
Have you had lunch?
eat lunch
What time do you usually eat lunch?
have something for lunch
I usually have sandwiches for lunch.
take somebody (out) to lunch
(=
pay for someone else’s lunch when you go to a restaurant
)
He took her out for lunch at a local pub.
go out for/to lunch
(=
have lunch at a restaurant
)
I don’t often go out to lunch, as it’s expensive.
come for/to lunch
(=
come to someone’s house for lunch
)
Can you come to lunch tomorrow?
break for lunch
(=
stop doing something in order to eat lunch
)
Why don’t we break for lunch about 1 o’clock?
make lunch
You clear the table while I make lunch.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + lunch
a light lunch
(=
a small lunch
)
After a light lunch, he would take a nap each afternoon.
a packed lunch
British English
,
a bag/sack lunch
American English
(=
food such as sandwiches that you take to school etc
)
Most of the children had brought packed lunches.
a business/working lunch
(=
a lunch during which you also do business
)
She was having a business lunch with a customer.
a school lunch
(=
a lunch provided by a school
)
Free school lunches are provided for the poorest children.
Sunday lunch
British English
(=
a hot lunch eaten on Sunday
)
Mum always cooks a chicken for Sunday lunch.
lunch + NOUN
a lunch break
(=
a time when you stop working to eat lunch
)
We took a half hour lunch break.
the lunch hour
(=
the time when people stop working to eat lunch
)
I try to go out for a walk during my lunch hour.
a lunch date
(=
when you meet someone for lunch
)
I’ve got a lunch date.
