noun
breakfast
BRAYK-fahst
noun
1
The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
"We had eggs and toast for breakfast."
"He never skips breakfast before work."
verb
1
To eat the morning meal.
"They breakfasted early before setting off on the hike."
How to Use Breakfast
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe morning meal, or (less commonly) the verb for eating it.
Common pairings
have breakfast
skip breakfast
breakfast in bed
Word Forms
breakfasted past tense, breakfasts plural, breakfasts singular
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Etymology
Literally "break fast" — the meal that ends the night's fast since your last meal.