Friends chat over lunch.

Meaning: When friends eat lunch together, they are spending time together and catching up on each other's lives.

Choice of Words: Friends are people who like each other and enjoy spending time together. Chat means to talk informally and casually. Lunch is the main meal of the day, usually eaten in the middle of the day.

Alternative Expressions

Friends talk during lunch.

Meaning: This means that friends are having a conversation while they are eating lunch. It's like saying, The friends had a conversation while they were eating their food.

Choice of Words: The word "friends" refers to people who like and care about each other. "Talk" means to have a conversation, and "lunch" is the meal that people usually eat in the middle of the day. When you put them together, "Friends talk during lunch" means that friends are having a conversation while they are eating lunch.

Friends converse at lunch.

Meaning: This means that friends are having a conversation while they are eating lunch. It's like saying, The friends talked to each other while they were eating their food.

Choice of Words: The word "friends" refers to people who like and care about each other. "Converse" means to have a conversation, and "lunch" is the meal that people usually eat in the middle of the day. When you put them together, "Friends converse at lunch" means that friends are having a conversation while they are eating lunch.

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