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# lunch

noun (lunch, lunches); verb (lunch, lunches, lunched, lunching)

«lunch» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Lunch is the meal you eat in the middle of the day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunch/#m1)
2. Lunch is also the time when it is eaten: see you at lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunch/#m2)
3. To lunch is to eat lunch (a formal word). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunch/#m3)
4. A packed lunch is food you take from home in a box or bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunch/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths it is a meal with a price, a count of children, or a time marker in a story: a price per lunch × days is a rate, and «after lunch» marks the order of events. In everyday school life: lunchbox, lunch break, school lunch, the lunch line, the cafeteria or canteen. Health: a good lunch has fruit or vegetables, some protein and water.

### Examples

- Lunch costs 4 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunch/#x1)
- She buys lunch 5 days a week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunch/#x2)
- 20 children brought a packed lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunch/#x3)
- After lunch he had 3 cookies left. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunch/#x4)
- What's in your lunchbox today? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunch/#x5)
- We play football at lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunch/#x6)
- Lunch is at half past twelve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunch/#x7)
- Grandpa took us out to lunch on Sunday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunch/#x8)
- Wash your hands before lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunch/#x9)
- For lunch the Country Mouse served wheat stalks, roots, and acorns, with a dash of cold water for drink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunch/#x10)

### Note

Usually no «a» or «the»: have lunch, at lunch (but «a big lunch», «a packed lunch»). Plural: «lunches». In some homes in the UK, Ireland and Australia the midday meal is called «dinner», and the evening one «tea». Maths: a price per lunch × days. Trap: a week of school lunches is usually 5 days.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lunch» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunch/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lunch» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lunch.html) on Mova free.