lunch
verb/lʌntʃ/
/lʌntʃ/
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they lunch | /lʌntʃ/ /lʌntʃ/ |
| he / she / it lunches | /ˈlʌntʃɪz/ /ˈlʌntʃɪz/ |
| past simple lunched | /lʌntʃt/ /lʌntʃt/ |
| past participle lunched | /lʌntʃt/ /lʌntʃt/ |
| -ing form lunching | /ˈlʌntʃɪŋ/ /ˈlʌntʃɪŋ/ |
- to have lunch, especially at a restaurant
- He lunched with a client at the Ritz.
Word Originearly 19th cent.: abbreviation of luncheon.
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