have lunch together

Meaning

To eat the midday meal in the company of another person or a group of people. This is a common way to build relationships with coworkers, catch up with friends, or meet new people in a casual setting.

Examples

• We should have lunch together sometime next week to catch up.

  We should have lunch together sometime next week to catch up.

• My colleagues and I usually have lunch together in the cafeteria.

  My colleagues and I usually have lunch together in the cafeteria.

• They decided to have lunch together to discuss the new project.

  They decided to have lunch together to discuss the new project.

• It was nice to have lunch together after not seeing each other for years.

  It was nice to have lunch together after not seeing each other for years.

• Do you want to have lunch together at that new Italian restaurant?

  Do you want to have lunch together at that new Italian restaurant?

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Let's eat lunch together.

  ✓ Let's have lunch together.

  While 'eat lunch' is grammatically correct, 'have lunch' is much more natural and common when planning or describing social meals.

• ✗ We had a lunch together yesterday.

  ✓ We had lunch together yesterday.

  Do not use the article 'a' before meals like 'lunch' unless they are modified by an adjective (e.g., 'a great lunch').

Related Expressions

Practice

• Are you free today? Let's ___ at the corner cafe.

  💡 Eat the midday meal with me.

  Show answer

  have lunch together

• They love to ___ every Friday to chat about the weekend.

  💡 Share a midday meal with colleagues or friends.

  Show answer

  have lunch together