American English

How to pronounce lunched

noun · verbA1Common word
LUHNCHT

/lənʧt̚/

One syllable.

Related entry: lunch

the meal you eat in the middle of the day, usually after breakfast and before dinner

Practice out loud

Meanings & examples

noun

the meal you eat in the middle of the day, usually after breakfast and before dinner

I have lunch at noon.

We had lunch with our neighbors.

Common phrases & grammar

have lunch · eat lunch · lunch break · packed lunch

have + lunch + at + [time]

have + lunch + with + [person]

verbless common

to eat the meal in the middle of the day

She lunched with her manager.

They lunched at a small café.

Good to know

In everyday English, have lunch or eat lunch is more common than using lunch as a verb.

Common phrases & grammar

lunch with friends · lunch at a restaurant

[someone] + lunch + with + [person]

[someone] + lunch + at + [place]

Useful expressions

lunch break

a period when you stop working to eat lunch

I take my lunch break at one.

packed lunch

a meal prepared at home and carried to eat later

He brought a packed lunch to work.

business lunch

a lunch where people discuss work

They had a business lunch downtown.

Related words & forms

Add -es: lunches, not lunchs.