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breakfast
[ brek-fuhst ]
noun
- the first meal of the day; morning meal:
A hearty breakfast was served at 7 a.m.
- the food eaten at the first meal of the day:
a breakfast of bacon and eggs.
verb (used without object)
- to eat breakfast:
He breakfasted on bacon and eggs.
verb (used with object)
- to supply with breakfast:
We breakfasted the author in the finest restaurant.
breakfast
/ ˈɛə /
noun
- the first meal of the day
- ( as modifier )
a breakfast room
breakfast cereal
- the food at this meal
- (in the Caribbean) a midday meal
verb
- to eat or supply with breakfast
Derived Forms
- ˈڲٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- f· noun
- f· adjective
- Dz·f adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of breakfast1
Word History and Origins
Origin of breakfast1
Example Sentences
I make Banana Cake and have it covered and ready in the icebox for a week when I have time to squeeze fresh pink grapefruit juice for both breakfast and sunset cocktails.
Self-scramble some breakfast I like going out to breakfast when I’m on the road but, when I’m home, I like to cook for myself.
Chris now eats four peanuts every morning with his breakfast granola to keep his allergy at bay – as recommended by his doctors.
An Essex primary school head teacher says a national free breakfast club scheme for pupils is "indicative of society".
Parents and teachers at a Sheffield primary school have welcomed the beginning of a scheme offering government-funded breakfast clubs.
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