lunch
US
/lʌntʃ/
UK
/lʌntʃ/
Meaning
The meal people usually eat in the middle of the day.
दिन के बीच में खाया जाने वाला खाना, यानी दोपहर का भोजन।
Examples
“We usually have lunch together at the office.”
“Maya packed a healthy lunch for her school trip.”
“The café gets busy around lunchtime.”
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Not natural: I have the lunch at one every day.
Better: I have lunch at one every day.
For a regular meal, lunch usually has no article unless you mean a specific lunch.
रोज़ के भोजन की बात में lunch से पहले आमतौर पर the नहीं लगाते।
Not natural: We met on lunch.
Better: We met for lunch.
Use for lunch to say that a meeting or gathering is arranged around the meal.
खाने के लिए मिलने की बात हो, तो lunch से पहले for लगाएँ, on नहीं।
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Learner tip
Say have lunch or eat lunch without an article when talking about the meal generally.
आम तौर पर भोजन की बात करते समय have lunch या eat lunch कहें; lunch से पहले a या the न लगाएँ।