breakfast
noun
the first meal of the day; morning meal.
have breakfasted
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present perfectof breakfast.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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As the next day was Saturday, most students would normally have breakfasted late.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
To those who have breakfasted at eight, and have motored over thirty miles of moorland, tea and sardines at two o'clock are a mere affair of outposts, that leave the heart of the position untouched.
From In Mr. Knox's Country by Martin Ross
I propose going to church in the afternoon, and as I have breakfasted late, I shall afterwards take a walk, and dine about six o’clock.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
"Now God be with you, my dear children; I have breakfasted with you, and shall sup with my Lord Jesus Christ."
From The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) by Frederic Rowland Marvin
However, at about eleven she called us over to dinner, for people who have breakfasted at five or six have an appetite at eleven.
From Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them by Marie D. (Marie Daugherty) Webster
