eat lunch/breakfast ?

[ph2004]

Is it correct to say "I eat lunch/breakfast", instead of "have" ?

 

[Williamyh]

Is it correct to say "I eat lunch/breakfast", instead of "have" ?

According to Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5, you can also use eat to instead of have, please see below:

[FONT=&quot]MEAL [FONT=&quot] [ intransitive and transitive [FONT=&quot]] [FONT=&quot] to have a meal [/FONT]: [FONT=&quot]Let’s eat first and then go to a movie.
e.g. They’re eating breakfast.
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[Amigos4]

Is it correct to say "I eat lunch/breakfast", instead of "have" ?

As a native AmE speaker, I could say eat lunch/breakfast or have lunch/breakfast and both would mean the same thing. I would definitely not go hungry!

 

[BobK]

In Br Eng you can also take either of those meals, though it makes you sound a bit old-fashioned. You can also use them both as verbs, though it can sound rather mannered.

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[Amigos4]

In Br Eng you can also take either of those meals, though it makes you sound a bit old-fashioned. You can also use them both as verbs, though it can sound rather mannered.

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In the US if someone 'takes' lunch they would be arrested for theft!!!! :lol::lol::lol:;-)

 

[kfredson]

In the US if someone 'takes' lunch they would be arrested for theft!!!! :lol::lol::lol:;-)

That's true. But if my lunch disappeared I wouldn't say that I "lost my lunch"!