breakfast
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.
to eat breakfast: He breakfasted on bacon and eggs.
to supply with breakfast: We breakfasted the author in the finest restaurant.
Origin of breakfast
1Other words from breakfast
- break·fast·er, noun
- break·fast·less, adjective
- post·break·fast, adjective
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How to use breakfast in a sentence
The painter breakfasting at the next table is hard at work on a decorative panel for a ceiling.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley SmithWhile she was breakfasting the next morning there was a tap at the door, and thinking it the maid she called to her to come in.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts RinehartThe school had already re-opened, and one of the boys passed by the window while they were breakfasting.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. FarrarIt was while we were breakfasting next morning that Erdil produced its final originality in the way of diet.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramHarry, having made but a pretence of breakfasting, pushed away his plate.
Tristram of Blent | Anthony Hope
British Dictionary definitions for breakfast
/ (ˈbrɛkfəst) /
the first meal of the day
(as modifier): breakfast cereal; a breakfast room
the food at this meal
(in the Caribbean) a midday meal
to eat or supply with breakfast
Origin of breakfast
1Derived forms of breakfast
- breakfaster, noun
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