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- [luhnch]
- /lʌntʃ/
- /lʌntʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [luhnch]
- /lʌntʃ/
Definitions of lunch word
- noun lunch a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon. 1
- noun lunch any light meal or snack. 1
- noun lunch a restaurant or lunchroom: Let's eat at the dairy lunch. 1
- verb without object lunch to eat lunch: We lunched quite late today. 1
- verb with object lunch to provide lunch for: They lunched us in regal fashion. 1
- idioms lunch out to lunch, Slang. not paying attention or tending to business; negligent: You must have been out to lunch when you wrote that weird report. 1
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Origin of lunch
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; short for luncheon
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lunch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lunch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lunch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lunch
noun lunch
- luncheon — lunch, especially a formal lunch held in connection with a meeting or other special occasion: the alumni luncheon.
- high tea — a late afternoon or early evening meal similar to a light supper.
- snack — a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
- tea — the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
verb lunch
- eat out — to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).
- chow down — If you chow down on something, you eat a large amount of it quickly and with enthusiasm.
- gobble up — to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp.
- snacking — a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
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