Breakfast meaning in English

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Definition

(What do you eat for) breakfast?: (What do you eat as) the first meal of the day? noun
Breakfast is composed of the words "break" and "fast". The term "breakfast" literally refers to "breaking" or ending a "fast" (a period in which nothing is eaten).
to fast: to eat nothing for a period of time
to break a fast: to eat something after a period of time of eating nothing

Examples

  • "Perhaps we could meet for breakfast?"
  • "Moira : Reginald attributed his good health to his diet: a pint of beer every day for breakfast, fish and chips for supper and a glass of whisky before bedtime."
  • "Donna : We'll have breakfast."
  • "and cooking you steaks for breakfast, lunch, and dinner."
  • "Horatio : I want yak for breakfast."
  • "I want breakfasts included."
  • "What did you have for breakfast yesterday?"
  • "He drank it for lunch and dinner, sometimes even breakfast."
  • "The next day at work, I went to the cafeteria for a quick breakfast, still thinking about how great it would be to learn French."
  • "Philip : Just as soon as I'm finished spitting this important message: "Must use toilet immediately, ate burrito for breakfast."
  • "You eat half a box of tissues for breakfast, the other half at lunchtime and then a proper meal in the evening."
  • "- We've had one, yes, what about second breakfast?"
  • "Tonight we're going to reminisce about some of the moments that have made Funky Friday a nutritious part of your Gymglish breakfast month after month."
  • "You have worn funny hats, taken 17 shots of vodka for breakfast, and purchased 73 Russian dolls."
  • "- Breakfast is available at a small extra charge (£7)."
  • "That would be silly to eat breakfast twice."
  • "What if they're serving breakfast at the conference Donna?"

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