"Lunch" vs. "dinner" vs. "supper" — times and meanings?
2011年4月24日 · Lunch – refers to the afternoon meal (somewhere between noon to 2 pm) Tea – refers to tea and snacks around evening time (4pm - 6pm) Dinner – refers to a meal at night (after evening, 7pm to 10 pm). The size of the meal has little relation to the name. Though I'm sure that both Lunch and Dinner are fairly heavy.
Confused by the British having “dinner” in the afternoon” and …
2013年9月3日 · In the UK, dinner would normally refer to the main meal of the day, irrespective of the time of day at which it is eaten. It could, for example, be eaten around midday ("lunch time"!), early evening or later evening. The discussion at "Lunch" vs. "dinner" vs. "supper" — times and meanings? already adequately covers that subject.
Is there a version of brunch for a meal between dinner and lunch?
Lunch is usually a midday meal. In reality, there is no word for a meal in place of lunch and dinner (I assume you use dinner to mean an evening meal after a midday lunch.) Dinner could be the main meal of your day, and whether you have it at noon, two o'clock, five o'clock, or eight o'clock, it remains your dinner.
What is the single-word category name for such things as …
2016年4月21日 · Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner are called Meals. Non-meal light food consumption is generally called Snacks even if you're eating something that would normally be a dessert item. - Hellion; Meals. the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
Can supper and dinner be used interchangeably? [duplicate]
NOTE: The question Lunch vs. dinner vs. supper — times and meanings? attracted some attention but the last sentence in the accepted answer put me off! So whether you use Lunch/Dinner or Dinner/Supper is heavily determined by when your culture traditionally has its …
single word requests - Precise names for parts of a day - English ...
"Dinner" is probably the most neutral option in most dialects (although in some dialects it means the main meal of the day even if that was lunch, or it may mean something else). If a second evening meal is taken, or a very late evening meal is taken, it might be called supper in distinction to dinner. This is not so common any longer.
word usage - What does “drunch” mean? - English Language
On dit aussi « slunch » (souper et lunch réunis). Google translation After the brunch, the "drunch". Or how to mix lunch and dinner. A trend that is needed gradually in bars and at home. A new way of receiving Sunday is emerging. After the brunch boom, here is the drunch, a compromise between lunch and dinner.
Eat lunch or have lunch - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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The difference between "have a lunch" and "have lunch"
2011年5月23日 · "A lunch" in your example (in a business context, anyway) would generally mean "a lunch meeting". In other words, "I am not scheduled to meet anyone for lunch tomorrow." "Lunch", by contrast, would simply refer to the meal, or the food you eat in the middle of the day. So: "I'm not going to eat anything tomorrow between morning and evening."
How to ask if a person has done/had breakfast?
2011年8月22日 · It would usually be either “Did you have breakfast?” or “Have you had breakfast?” Also fine are “Did you eat… ?” and “Have you eaten… ?”