breakfast

[ brek-fuh st ]

/ ˈbrɛk fəst /

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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.

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Words related to breakfast

brunch

Words nearby breakfast

breaker card, breaker strip, breaker zone, breakerless ignition, breakeven chart, breakfast, breakfast club, breakfast food, breakfront, breaking, breaking and entering

Origin of breakfast

First recorded in 1425–75, breakfast is from the late Middle English word brekfast. See break, fast²

OTHER WORDS FROM breakfast

break·fast·er, nounbreak·fast·less, adjectivepost·break·fast, adjective

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Examples from the Web for breakfast

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But I live near really smart, thoughtful people who take writing very seriously, and I can meet them for breakfast and talk books.
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One hundred meters from the entrance to the Korengal we stop for breakfast.
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The Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast has a tendency to lose its guests in the middle of the night.
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Breakfast over, each individual disposes of himself as best accords with inclination or interest.
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When breakfast was over, we commenced our return to camp, taking with us our prisoner and captured property.
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There was breakfast almost before it was light, and everybody got up to see them off.
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British Dictionary definitions for breakfast

breakfast

/ (ˈbrɛkfəst) /

noun

the first meal of the day
(as modifier)breakfast cereal; a breakfast room

the food at this meal

(in the Caribbean) a midday meal

verb

to eat or supply with breakfast

Derived forms of breakfast

breakfaster, noun

Word Origin for breakfast

C15: from break + fast ²

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