Meaning of "lunch" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LUNCH

Probably short form of luncheon.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LUNCH

lunch  [lʌntʃ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUNCH

Lunch is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lunch in English.

WHAT DOES LUNCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lunch

Lunch, an abbreviation of luncheon, is a midday meal of varying size depending on the culture. The origin of the words lunch and luncheon relate to a small meal originally eaten at any time of the day or night, but during the 20th century gradually focused toward a small or mid-sized meal eaten at midday. Lunch is the second meal of the day after breakfast.

Definition of lunch in the English dictionary

The first definition of lunch in the dictionary is a meal eaten during the middle of the day. Other definition of lunch is mid-afternoon tea. Lunch is also to eat lunch.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LUNCH

PRESENT

Present

I lunch

you lunch

he/she/it lunches

we lunch

you lunch

they lunch

Present continuous

I am lunching

you are lunching

he/she/it is lunching

we are lunching

you are lunching

they are lunching

Present perfect

I have lunched

you have lunched

he/she/it has lunched

we have lunched

you have lunched

they have lunched

Present perfect continuous

I have been lunching

you have been lunching

he/she/it has been lunching

we have been lunching

you have been lunching

they have been lunching

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I lunched

you lunched

he/she/it lunched

we lunched

you lunched

they lunched

Past continuous

I was lunching

you were lunching

he/she/it was lunching

we were lunching

you were lunching

they were lunching

Past perfect

I had lunched

you had lunched

he/she/it had lunched

we had lunched

you had lunched

they had lunched

Past perfect continuous

I had been lunching

you had been lunching

he/she/it had been lunching

we had been lunching

you had been lunching

they had been lunching

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will lunch

you will lunch

he/she/it will lunch

we will lunch

you will lunch

they will lunch

Future continuous

I will be lunching

you will be lunching

he/she/it will be lunching

we will be lunching

you will be lunching

they will be lunching

Future perfect

I will have lunched

you will have lunched

he/she/it will have lunched

we will have lunched

you will have lunched

they will have lunched

Future perfect continuous

I will have been lunching

you will have been lunching

he/she/it will have been lunching

we will have been lunching

you will have been lunching

they will have been lunching

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would lunch

you would lunch

he/she/it would lunch

we would lunch

you would lunch

they would lunch

Conditional continuous

I would be lunching

you would be lunching

he/she/it would be lunching

we would be lunching

you would be lunching

they would be lunching

Conditional perfect

I would have lunch

you would have lunch

he/she/it would have lunch

we would have lunch

you would have lunch

they would have lunch

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been lunching

you would have been lunching

he/she/it would have been lunching

we would have been lunching

you would have been lunching

they would have been lunching

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you lunch
we let´s lunch
you lunch

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to lunch

Past participle

lunched

Present Participle

lunching

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF LUNCH

Find out the translation of lunch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of lunch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lunch» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 午餐
• Translator English - Spanish: comida
• English: lunch
• Translator English - Hindi: दोपहर का भोजन
• Translator English - Arabic: غَدَاءٌ
• Translator English - Russian: обед
• Translator English - Portuguese: almoço
• Translator English - Bengali: লাঞ্চ
• Translator English - French: déjeuner
• Translator English - Malay: Makan tengah hari
• Translator English - German: Mittagessen
• Translator English - Japanese: 昼食
• Translator English - Korean: 점심
• Translator English - Javanese: Nedha awan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bữa trưa
• Translator English - Tamil: மதிய
• Translator English - Marathi: दुपारचे जेवण
• Translator English - Turkish: öğle yemeği
• Translator English - Italian: pranzo
• Translator English - Polish: lunch
• Translator English - Ukrainian: ланч
• Translator English - Romanian: prânz
• Translator English - Greek: γεύμα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: middagete
• Translator English - Swedish: lunch
• Translator English - Norwegian: lunsj

10 QUOTES WITH «LUNCH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lunch.

1

Adele

I like looking nice, but I always put comfort over fashion. I don't find thin girls attractive; be happy and healthy. I've never had a problem with the way I look. I'd rather have lunch with my friends than go to a gym.

2

Steven Adler

I just had lunch with Slash two days ago. He loves Axl. He holds no grudges towards him. Twenty years of great music wasn't created because of some stupid grudge. That's a shame.

3

Leon Askin

In the morning we received some very thin coffee. For lunch we had potato soup with a few pieces of meat in it, in the evening we had a very thin meat soup with some potatoes in it.

4

Rosecrans Baldwin

Lunch is the best time of day to eat in Paris. Then you get to go walk it off afterwards.

5

Christine Baranski

Really, can anyone drink several martinis at lunch?

6

Preet Bharara

I eat almost no lunch. I have a big dinner but I don't have a big lunch.

7

Jolene Blalock

I didn't have a good childhood because I never could get along with other kids. I was the child that sat in the corner eating lunch by herself.

8

Saffron Burrows

He makes me laugh, Mick! He tended to turn up when we were having lunch and entertain us all. He bought an Enigma machine! I've never worked with a producer who was more famous than everyone put together.

9

Graydon Carter

A workday lunch that lasts as long as a transcontinental flight is an impossibility for all but the most pliant and footloose of food tourists. To get in the game, you need a thick wallet, an adventurous palate, and a whole lot of time.

10

Tabatha Coffey

I definitely at times notice a difference in service when I go out. You know, I can walk in to grab a cup of coffee or walk in to have lunch or dinner, and people definitely seem on their best behavior, which is funny, or I start to see people clean up around me, which I always find really, really amusing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUNCH»

Discover the use of lunch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lunch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Naked Lunch:

A 50th anniversary edition of the influential 20th-century work finds an unmoored addict making his way through a nightmarish wasteland, a tale that offers insight into period taboos. By the author of Nova Express.

William S. Burroughs, James Grauerholz, Barry Miles, 2009

The Little Book

She was loved by three men. Two were history.And soon Wheeler realizes he must unravel a lifetime of memories before he can discover who he really is or what’s gone on.

Selden Edwards, 2010

Lunch with the FT: 52 Classic Interviews

The operative word is lunch: this book brings you right to the table to decide what you think of Angela Merkel or Martin Amis, George Soros or Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Angelina Jolie or Jimmy Carter.

Lionel Barber, 2013

Feathers for Lunch

Introduces twelve common birds and offers tips on identification, in a colorful study told from the perspective of a hungry cat on the prowl.

‎1996

Fed Up with Lunch: The School Lunch Project: How One ...

The teacher who ate a school lunch for an entire year and chronicled her experience anoymously on a blog argues for school lunch reform and improvement in the nutritional content of the food served to growing children.

Sarah Wu, 2011

Lunch with Cat and Dog

Cat and Dog enjoy counting as they eat their lunch.

‎1995

Lunch

A very hungry mouse eats a large lunch comprised of colorful foods. On board pages.

‎1998

Lunch Money

Meet Greg Kenton, billionaire in the making.

Andrew Clements, 2012

No Free Lunch: Why Specified Complexity Cannot Be Purchased ...

Scientists and theologians alike will find this book of interest as it brings the question of creation firmly into the realm of scientific debate. The paperback is updated with a new Preface by the author.

William A. Dembski, 2006

There's no such thing as a free lunch

Collects magazine columns in which Professor Friedman explains, in layman's terms, the economic realities underlying current political and social issues. Bibliogs

Milton Friedman, 1975

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUNCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lunch is used in the context of the following news items.

Stephen Colbert Is Here to Make Your Sad Desk Lunch a Little Less …

According to the most depressing blog on the Internet, 62 percent of American workers eat lunch at their desk, a phenomenon known as the ... «TIME, Jul 15»

Tim Hortons testing new lunch menu in central Ohio | The Columbus …

Tim Hortons has begun testing a revamped lunch menu at five central and southeastern Ohio stores. It features 12 new or reimagined ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»

Rape spree attacker Russell Reid behind three brutal attacks offers …

A RAPIST who offered to buy his victim lunch after the attack was so affected by mental illness and substance abuse he believed his ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»

A quarter of people work through their lunch without extra pay …

A QUARTER of people say they regularly work through lunchtime without any extra pay and a third said the prospect of better work/life balance ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

Trostel's Dish adds lunch and a patio - The Des Moines Register

Trostel's Dish in Clive has added a patio and is now open for lunch during the week. Owner Suzanne Summy said the partially covered patio, ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»

Virginia Tech brought an actual lunch pail to ACC Media Days …

Lunch Pail: "I'm an inanimate object, please stop asking me questions. You're all imagining these answers and are starting to look like crazy ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»

Lunch prices stay the same for this school year - McAlester News …

The McAlester Public Schools lunch prices are the same as last year and there is more than one way to manage student lunch accounts. «Mcalester News Capital, Jul 15»

How to have a mindful lunch hour in London - Health & Fitness - Life …

Stressed-out Londoners are discovering that the humble lunch hour can be so much more than an opportunity to grab a salad pot in Eat. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»

Prince George's school board member under criminal investigation …

Prince George's school board member under criminal investigation in free lunch controversy. July 20, 2015 - 07:28 pm ... «WJLA, Jul 15»

Son of a Gun Does Daily Lunch, Pulse Cafe Shutters, and More a.m. …

Son of a Gun, which has had a weekday lunch for a while now, is now launching lunch service every day of the week from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 ... «Eater LA, Jul 15»