Championships - possibly for the last time. I The cancer was possibly caused by exposure to asbestos.
Qyou never know /ju: .nev.V пэо spoken say this when you are not sure whether something will happen, because no-one knows what will happen in the future: "J don't think I'll euer get married " "Oh. you neuer know." ! Let's buy a lottery ticket. You never know, we might win.
meals were really good. I Miriam was silent all through the meal, have a meal We had an excellent meal in a Chinese restaurant. cook sb a meal Jeff cooked us a delicious meal last night.
go out for a meal (=go to a restaurant)
Would you like to go out for a meal sometime, Emma?
take sb out for a meal (=take someone to a restaurant and pay for their meal) It was Lisa's birthday so we took her out for a meal.
main meal (-the biggest meal of the day) We usua//y have our main meal in the middle of the day.
something to eat .ьлшби] to 'i:t/ а
meal, especially a small or quick meaclass="underline" Сап I get you something to eat? have something to eat We'll have something to eat, and then go out.
Snack .sn;ck [n C] something small such as an apple, some bread, or some chocolate that you eat between meals have a snack I'm not very hungry - I'll just have a snack, f The children have a snack at 11 o'clock - usually some fruit and a drink.
takeaway British takeout american
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teikswei. teikaot/ In C] a meal that you buy from a restaurant and then eat at home: Dave just liues on beer and take aways. I I don't feel like cooking tonight - let's get a takeout. I a takeout pizza
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a meal in the morning
breakfast hrekf?st [n C/U] the meal you eat when you get up in the morning: What do you want for breakfast - cereal or toast? I After breakfast we went for a walk on the beach. have breakfast George was having his breakfast when the phone rang.
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a meal
Vou can say 'eat breakfast' in American English, but in British English it is more usual to say have breakfast
meal /misl/ In C] the food that you eat in the morning, in the middle of the day, or in the evening, either at home or in a restaurant: The hotel was nice, and the
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a meal in the middle of the day
You can say 'eat lunch' in American English, but in British English it is more usual to say have lunch.
lunch /1лШ1/ [n C/U] the meal you eat in the middle of the day: We had an early lunch and spent the afternoon shopping. I At work we are allowed one hour for lunch, 1 See you after lunch, have lunch Shall we have lunch before we go out? plural lunches
a meal in the evening
dinner /'din3r; [n C/U] the meal you eat in the evening: What shall we have for dinner? 1 Sarah cooked us a really nice dinner.
go out /or dinner (=go to a restaurant or to someone else's house) We went out for
dinner at the Ritz.
You can say 'eat supper' in American
English, but in British English it is more
usual to say have supper.
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In British English, supper is usually a less formal meal than dinner, and you have it at home, not in a restaurant.
have dinner Why don't you come and have dinner with us?
You can say 'eat dinner' in American English, but in British English it is more usual to say have dinner
supper /Ълрэ'/ [n C/U] the meal you eat in the evening.- After supper we watched a video. I I had my supper and went to bed.
have a dinner party We're hauing a dinner party on Tuesday, would you like to come?
plural dinner parties
В a meal outside
picnic /piknik' [n C] a meal that you take with you to eat outside: We took a picnic down to the beach.
Have a picnic It was a beautiful day - we had a picnic by the river.
barbecue /'ba:rbikju:/ [n С] a party when you cook and eat food outside: I'll get some burgers and ribs for the barbecue, have a barbecue If the weather's nice, we'll have a barbecue.
В part of a meal
course /b:rs/ (n С] one of the parts of a
meal, especially in a restaurant: The waiter brought the first course, carrot soup. main course (=the biggest course in а meal) For the main course we had roast turkey with vegetables. a three-course meal/a jive-course meal In La Porcetta you can get a really nice three-course meal for $20.
starter British appetizer American
/'sta:rt3r, iep^taizэг/ [n C] the first part of a meal in a restaurant: What would you like for a starter - soup or garlic mushrooms? I a delightful appetizer of small clams
dessert (also pudding British) /drzi:rt, podii]/ (n C/U| the sweet part of a meal
that you have at the end: "Would you like a dessert. Madam?" "Yes please, I'll have the cheesecake." have sth for dessert/pudding I had fruit salad for dessert. I What are we having for pudding?
tea fti:/ [n C/U] British a meal you eat at home early in the evening: IVhafs for tea?
have tea The children came home from school, had their tea, and did their homework.
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Don't say 'eat tea'. Say have tea.
to mean something
dinner parti/ /Ятэг ,pa:rt»/ In С] a formal