Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with lunch in British Collocation
lunch
noun
countable/uncountable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
good
After an excellent lunch some of us went to look round the museum.
lasting a long time
The hotel terrace is ideal for long lazy lunches.
lasting only a short time
We’ll have a quick lunch then get back to work.
eaten early/late
We then headed back down the valley for a late lunch.
hot/cold
We serve a variety of hot and cold lunches.
involving only a little food
The Verandah serves light lunches around the pool.
involving good food or a lot of food
We stopped at a pub and enjoyed a hearty lunch.
in order to celebrate something
She joined the rest of the family for a celebratory lunch.
formal/informal
The meeting finished with an informal lunch.
consisting of sandwiches that you take with you and eat somewhere
Packed lunches are available on request.
consisting of a lot of alcohol
My boss always went out to lunch, and on his return it was obvious they were very liquid lunches!
the place where you have lunch
We stopped for an excellent pub lunch at the Malt Shovel.
the type of food you eat for lunch
The launch will be followed by a buffet lunch.
the number of parts that a lunch has
The price includes two-course lunch and coffee.
that you combine with business
There will be a networking lunch before the seminar.
have lunch
Chris and I headed off to Interlaken to get some lunch.
make lunch
I then went to the kitchen to prepare the lunch.
not have lunch
We’d skipped lunch to go to a show.
meet someone and have lunch with them
Tell him to call me – we’ll do lunch.
provide lunch
Lunch is served between 12.00pm and 3.00pm.