lunch in
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Meaning · English
To eat lunch inside and at home; to dine in on lunch.
Register: informal
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
I had lunch in the school cafeteria today.Tôi ăn trưa ở căng tin trường hôm nay.
Tatoeba sentence #13502326 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “lunch in” mean?
To eat lunch inside and at home; to dine in on lunch.
Is “lunch in” formal or informal?
lunch in is generally informal.