TextRanch

The best way to perfect your writing.

Discover why 1,062,726 users count on TextRanch to get their English corrected!

1. Input your text below.
2. Get it corrected in a few minutes by our editors.
3. Improve your English!

One of our experts will correct your English.

went to lunch vs went for lunch

Both 'went to lunch' and 'went for lunch' are correct and commonly used phrases in English. They are interchangeable and can be used depending on personal preference or regional variations.

Last updated: March 29, 2024 • 6937 views

went to lunch

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase indicates the action of physically moving to a location to have lunch.

Examples:

I went to lunch with my colleagues yesterday.
She went to lunch at her favorite restaurant.
They went to lunch at noon.
He went to lunch early today.
We went to lunch together.

Show examples from the web [+]

But the tailor went to lunch.
This week, however, Troy went to lunch and I adapted.
Larry: and by the time I got outside they went to lunch in his car with the tinted windows.
I thought you two went to lunch.
Our guy never went to lunch, so he's still in there.
Pool boy went to lunch yesterday and didn't bother coming back.
You two went to lunch?
He claimed he went to lunch.
So you mean like if it was noon it's likely that he went to lunch.
No, he went to lunch.
If you only went to lunch with him.
I just... I went to lunch late.
He went to lunch with Joan, the girl who works at this counter.
A few of us went to lunch and I had the deepest conversation of my life.
A few of us went to lunch and I had the deepest conversation of my life.
You went to lunch, you had a couple of Harvey Wallbangers and then you napped until cronkite.
I approached him like you asked me to... and we went to lunch.
We went to lunch, and you saw how well that worked out.
So we went to lunch - And I've got to tell you, this was one seriously quiet lunch.
In the summer of 1950, Enrico Fermi, the Italian-American physicist and atomic-pile builder, went to lunch at Los Alamos National Laboratory and joined some colleagues there, and asked them a question: "Where is everybody?"

Alternatives:

went out to lunch
went for a lunch break
went out for lunch
went for a meal
went to grab lunch

went for lunch

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase also indicates the action of going to have lunch, with a slight emphasis on the purpose of having lunch.

Examples:

Let's go for lunch at that new cafe.
She went for lunch with her friends.
They went for lunch after the meeting.
He went for lunch to discuss the project.
We went for lunch to celebrate.

Show examples from the web [+]

It was during the design of the first toilet that I went for lunch, invited by the family into their main room of the house.
He went to the garage then he went for lunch.
Mom and I went for lunch over the summer.
He went out for lunch to have fun.
I thought you just went out for lunch.
She went out for lunch or something.
When we stayed here voting, you went away for lunch.
We went there for lunch two days ago and met with our wedding specialist, and I think it could be the place.
We went to Le Caprice for lunch.
On my first day at work, I went to Canteen 2 for lunch.
So a group of kids from Tribeca Academy went off campus today for lunch and had a rainbow party.
The police say that before she went missing she went out for lunch with colleagues around 1 pm before going to the bank alone.
Two days ago, you went to the Stanhope for lunch?
Last Thursday, I went to pay for my lunch, and the teller told me I was out of money.
I had a long lunch, went for a swim.
He claimed he went to lunch.
So you mean like if it was noon it's likely that he went to lunch.
Went to lunch at the diner on main.
But the tailor went to lunch.
No, he went to lunch.

Alternatives:

went out for lunch
went to have lunch
went out to lunch
went for a meal
went to grab lunch

Related Comparisons

What Our Customers Are Saying

Our customers love us! We have an average rating of 4.79 stars based on 283,125 votes.
Also check out our 2,100+ reviews on TrustPilot (4.9).

"Thank you!"
Sachi Nakama July 2024
"I have literally been through chat, PI, claude, bard and bing and I got conflicting answers! Thank you! Human intelligence reigns!"
Retha July 2024
"Faster than AI"
CYNTHIA December 2023
"This was very helpful and I personally think this site is the best."
Kaden October 2023
"It was extremely thorough and very helpful!"
imperialelisa October 2023
"7 years without any disappointment. Always 100% satisfied. You guys are the best in the world at what you do. Thank you so much :)"
Zubair Alam October 2023
"In a world of text messages and online communication, this is great to have as a live tool. Thank you."
Selena October 2023
"Without textranch I would be stuck!"
宏祐 October 2023
"Accuracy and fast response. Personal comments from editor. Thank you."
Clh September 2023
"I wasn't aware of this service, it's fascinating and more reliable than standard IA tools available on the internet"
Arturo September 2023
"The fact that you can get reliable fast feedback on your texts."
Vinicius Antonio August 2023
"you guys are better than grammarly i'm being honest here"
ordinary July 2023
"OMG! This is really good than any other text correction tools I've used so far. Highly recommend this."
Vehan July 2023
"Very fast and accurate. thank you."
mojtaba July 2023
"I love this app because it's help to writing skills all of students ♥️"
Tarisini July 2023
"This was exactly the mistake I was looking for, the wording dind´t sound right at first. Better than grammarly!"
Ente July 2023
"The immediate help that I received was reassuring and very satisfactory. Thanks."
priiiyanshuu July 2023
"this helps A LOT for my studies."
kathnunez02 June 2023
"Woow!! I would never have expected such precision! Thank you soooo much!!"
Berta June 2023
"Real Time Editor and not AI. Many Thanks."
Priya June 2023
"The very first thing excites me about Textranch is how much your editors care."
sepideh June 2023
"The fact that texts are checked by human editors rather than by AI, etc. I appreciate this!"
Анна June 2023
"Feel welcome, immediate response, high quality feedback"
martin.roy June 2023
"This is the best app that I have ever seen"
Burulai May 2023

Why choose TextRanch?

Lowest prices
Up to 50% lower than other online editing sites.

Fastest Times
Our team of editors is working for you 24/7.

Qualified Editors
Native English experts for UK or US English.

Top Customer Service
We are here to help. Satisfaction guaranteed!