Definition of breakfast Breakfast

/bɹɛˈkfʌst/ - [brekfust] - break•fast

We found 17 definitions of breakfast from 8 different sources.

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What does breakfast mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: breakfasts

breakfast - the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)
  repast, meal coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse
  continental breakfast, petit dejeuner a breakfast that usually includes a roll and coffee or tea

Verb

breakfasts, breakfasting, breakfasted  

breakfast - eat an early morning meal; "We breakfast at seven"
  eat eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
breakfast - provide breakfast for
  feed, give introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • breakfast (n.)
    The first meal in the day, or that which is eaten at the first meal.
  • breakfast (n.)
    A meal after fasting, or food in general.
  • breakfast (v. i.)
    To break one's fast in the morning; too eat the first meal in the day.
  • breakfast (v. t.)
    To furnish with breakfast.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • breakfast
    The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
  • breakfast
    To eat breakfast.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • breakfast
    brek′fast, n. a break or breaking of a fast: the first meal of the day.—v.i. to take breakfast.—v.t. to furnish with breakfast.—ns. Break′fasting, the act of taking breakfast: a party at breakfast; Break′fast-set, the china or other ware used at breakfast

Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗

  • breakfast
    He who would have a hare for breakfast must hunt over night.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • Breakfast is the first meal of the day. It is usually eaten in the morning. The word comes from two other words; "break" ("end") and fast ("not eating for a long time").

Part of speech

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  • breakfast, verb, present, 1st person singular of breakfast (infinitive).
  • breakfast, verb (infinitive).
  • breakfast, noun, singular of breakfasts.

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