breakfast

CEFRA1

/ˈbɹɛk.fəst/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The first meal of the day.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc.

Examples

  • They were having breakfast when I arrived.

  • We made pancakes for breakfast.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbreɪkˌfɑːst/
  • /ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The celebratory meal served after a wedding (and occasionally after other solemnities e.g. a funeral).

  2. The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.

  3. A meal eaten after a period of (now often religious) fasting.

More examples

In context

  • What do you have for breakfast?

  • I had an early dinner because the breakfast in this hostel is superb.

  • You should put more protein in her breakfast so she will grow.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English brekefast, brekefaste, equivalent to break + fast (literally, "to end the nightly fast"), likely a variant of Old English fæstenbryċe, (literally, "fast-breach"). Cognate with Dutch breekvasten (“breakfast”).