breakfast

American  

[brek-fuhst] / ˈbrɛk fəst /

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.

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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 British  

/ ˈbrɛkfəst /

noun

1. 1. the first meal of the day

   2. ( as modifier )

      breakfast cereal

      a breakfast room

2. the food at this meal

3. (in the Caribbean) a midday meal

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verb

1. to eat or supply with breakfast

Other Word Forms

• breakfaster noun
• breakfastless adjective
• postbreakfast adjective

Etymology

Origin of breakfast

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

Example Sentences

One by one, cattle fall behind him single file to consume a breakfast of ground corn and hay.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then Clyde DM’d me on Instagram and a few weeks later he asked me out to breakfast.

From Los Angeles Times

"I would get up and have breakfast, and he would look at me in the eye. And I don't know how he could have betrayed me for so many years."

From BBC

Sometimes I’ll order the breakfast, which is two eggs and turkey bacon and potatoes.

From Los Angeles Times

Greg announced Radio 1's Longest Ride on his breakfast show on Thursday, and listeners will find out on Friday how they can join him on day one.

From BBC

Related Words

• brunch