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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

/ ˈ²ú°ùÉ›°ì´ÚÉ™²õ³Ù /

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

  • ˈ²ú°ù±ð²¹°ì´Ú²¹²õ³Ù±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú°ù±ð²¹°ìf²¹²õ³Ù·±ð°ù noun
  • ²ú°ù±ð²¹°ìf²¹²õ³Ù·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ±è´Ç²õ³Ù·²ú°ù±ð²¹°ìf²¹²õ³Ù adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of breakfast1

C15: from break + fast ²
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A couple of booths over, as she finished eating breakfast with her son Rob, Louise Gilson said - quietly - that she did not really trust the president.

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The food day begins early for the poorest students in the Los Angeles Unified School District — with breakfast available before the start of class.

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Tell Patrick that breakfast is included in anything and he’ll stay there for hours.

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I made homemade pesto pasta with salmon for dinner and a sweet potato hash topped with a runny egg for breakfast.

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Waiting lists are coming down, breakfast clubs are being rolled out, and the minimum wage is rising.

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