lunch
/lʌntʃ/noun
उच्चारण लन्च
दोपहर का भोजन
Basic word
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
have / eat lunch
No article is used with lunch in general statements.
सामान्य कथनों में 'lunch' के साथ article नहीं आता।
- We have lunch at one o'clock.
- She eats lunch in the canteen.
a light / big lunch
With an adjective, the article a is used.
Adjective के साथ article 'a' का प्रयोग होता है।
- We had a light lunch of dal and rice.
lunch (verb)
As a verb, lunch means to eat the midday meal, often with someone.
क्रिया के रूप में 'lunch' का अर्थ दोपहर का भोजन करना है, प्रायः किसी के साथ।
- The officers lunched at the guesthouse.
at / during / over lunch
Use at or during for time, and over lunch for a conversation while eating.
समय के लिए at या during, और भोजन के दौरान बातचीत के लिए over lunch आता है।
- We discussed the plan over lunch.
lunch + noun
Lunch combines with nouns for time and place, such as lunch break, lunch hour and lunch table.
'Lunch' समय और स्थान बताने वाले noun के साथ जुड़ता है, जैसे lunch break, lunch hour और lunch table।
- Our lunch break is forty minutes long.
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verb + lunch
haveeatskippackservecook
- Never skip lunch before an exam.
adjective + lunch
lightheavypackedschoolworking
- A heavy lunch makes you sleepy.
lunch + noun
breakhourboxmenumeetingbell
- The lunch bell rang at noon.
idioms with lunch
out to lunchfree lunchdo lunchladies who lunch
- There is no such thing as a free lunch.
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- Radhika brings lunch from home every day.
राधिका हर दिन घर से lunch लाती है।
- The school provides a free mid-day lunch to children.
विद्यालय बच्चों को निःशुल्क दोपहर का भोजन देता है।
- We met for lunch near the railway station.
हम रेलवे स्टेशन के पास lunch के लिए मिले।
- He was called away just before lunch.
उसे lunch से ठीक पहले बुला लिया गया।
- They lunched on parathas and curd.
उन्होंने पराठे और दही का दोपहर का भोजन किया।
- The teachers had lunch together in the staff room.
शिक्षकों ने स्टाफ रूम में साथ बैठकर lunch किया।
- Radhika was too nervous to eat lunch before the interview.
राधिका interview से पहले इतनी घबराई थी कि lunch नहीं खा सकी।
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✗ I had the lunch at home.
✓ I had lunch at home.
No article with lunch in a general sense.
सामान्य अर्थ में 'lunch' के साथ article नहीं आता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name meals eaten around midday, with small differences.
ये शब्द दोपहर के आसपास किए जाने वाले भोजनों को बताते हैं, छोटे अंतर के साथ।
A late breakfast and early lunch in one meal.
देर से किया नाश्ता और जल्दी किया lunch एक साथ।
- They had brunch on Sunday.
Indian English for a light midday meal or snack, or the box that holds it.
भारतीय अंग्रेजी में हल्का दोपहर का भोजन या नाश्ता, या उसे रखने का डिब्बा।
- She ate her tiffin at recess.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: luncheon is a formal word for lunch; tiffin (Indian English) means a light meal or a lunchbox.
प्रयोग में luncheon दोपहर के भोजन का औपचारिक शब्द है; tiffin (भारतीय English) का अर्थ हल्का भोजन या टिफ़िन-बॉक्स है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
There's no such thing as a free lunch (you cannot get something for nothing), out to lunch (informal, crazy or not paying attention), lunch break.
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: there's no such thing as a free lunch (मुफ़्त में कुछ नहीं मिलता), out to lunch (अनौपचारिक, पागल या ध्यान न देने वाला), lunch break।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The PM POSHAN (formerly Mid-Day Meal) scheme gives free lunch to schoolchildren; the dabbawalas of Mumbai deliver lunchboxes with great accuracy.
PM POSHAN (पूर्व मध्याह्न भोजन) योजना स्कूली बच्चों को मुफ़्त दोपहर का भोजन देती है; मुंबई के डब्बावाले बड़ी सटीकता से टिफ़िन पहुँचाते हैं।