déjeuner — meaning in English

English meaning

• breakfast noun The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
• dinner noun The main meal of the day, typically eaten in the evening.
• lunch noun A meal eaten around the middle of the day.

Senses

déjeuner is used for these senses in English:

• break one's fast (dated) To eat breakfast; to eat the first meal of the day after a night of not eating or to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food.
• breakfast The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
• breakfast (intransitive) To eat the morning meal.
• dinner A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).
• lunch A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
• lunch (transitive) To treat to lunch.

breakfast — full definition

1. noun The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
2. verb To eat the morning meal.

dinner — full definition

1. noun The main meal of the day, typically eaten in the evening.
2. noun A formal meal held for many guests to mark a special occasion.

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