26984 words

breakfast

3 definitions • 8 examples
1
a meal eaten in the morning as the first meal of the day:

Examples:

What do you want for breakfast?
Jane never eats breakfast.
She arrived shortly after breakfast.
Breakfast is served in the dining room from 8.30 till 10.00.
I love to eat breakfast in bed on Saturdays.
2
to eat breakfast:

Examples:

She usually breakfasts alone.
They breakfasted hurriedly on coffee and toast (= ate coffee and toast for breakfast).
3
a meal eaten in the morning as the first meal of the day:

Examples:

[ U ] We had scrambled eggs and toast for breakfast.

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