noun · informal
lunch
/lʌntʃ/LUNCH
Band 5-6speaking
The meal eaten in the middle of the day.
Examples
“Let's grab lunch together after class.”
“I usually pack lunch for school.”
“We had a quick lunch and went back to work.”
Band 8 sentence
“During exam season I usually eat a light lunch to avoid feeling sleepy in the afternoon.”
Collocations
- have lunch
- packed lunch
- lunch break
Word family
lunch nounlunchtime noun
Common mistakes
I take a lunch at noon.→I have lunch at noon.
I bring a lunctime.→I bring a packed lunch.
Say it for a higher band
5midday meal→6meal→7+lunch
Synonyms
midday meal
Easily confused
supper
“In some families supper is a light meal eaten later in the evening.”
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