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breakfast

[ brek-fuhst ]

noun

  1. the first meal of the day; morning meal:

    A hearty breakfast was served at 7 a.m.

  2. the food eaten at the first meal of the day:

    a breakfast of bacon and eggs.



verb (used without object)

  1. to eat breakfast:

    He breakfasted on bacon and eggs.

verb (used with object)

  1. to supply with breakfast:

    We breakfasted the author in the finest restaurant.

breakfast

/ ˈɛə /

noun

    1. the first meal of the day
    2. ( as modifier )

      a breakfast room

      breakfast cereal

  1. the food at this meal
  2. (in the Caribbean) a midday meal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to eat or supply with breakfast
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𲹰ڲٱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • 𲹰f· noun
  • 𲹰f· adjective
  • Dz·𲹰f adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of breakfast1

First recorded in 1425–75, breakfast is from the late Middle English word brekfast. See break, fast 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of breakfast1

C15: from break + fast ²
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Example Sentences

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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.

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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.

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Chris now eats four peanuts every morning with his breakfast granola to keep his allergy at bay – as recommended by his doctors.

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An Essex primary school head teacher says a national free breakfast club scheme for pupils is "indicative of society".

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Parents and teachers at a Sheffield primary school have welcomed the beginning of a scheme offering government-funded breakfast clubs.

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