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Breakfast ˈbrekfəst I Cooked Noun Arrived Eat Big/Hearty/Light

Word3 breakfast
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈbrekfəst/ /ˈbrekfəst/
Example
  • they were having breakfast when i arrived.
  • she doesn't eat much breakfast.
  • a big/hearty/light breakfast
  • a cooked breakfast
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breakfast

(noun)/ˈbrekfəst/ /ˈbrekfəst/
  1. the first meal of the day
    • SEE ALSO bed and breakfast
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bed-and-breakfast
    • They were having breakfast when I arrived.
    • She doesn't eat much breakfast.
    • a big/hearty/light breakfast
    • a cooked breakfast
    • Do you want bacon and eggs for breakfast?
    • We had cereal for breakfast.
    • a bowl of breakfast cereal
    • Julianne was sitting in the breakfast room, calmly sipping a cup of tea.

    Extra Examples

    • He's in the kitchen cooking us breakfast.
    • He treated his wife to breakfast in bed on her birthday.
    • Low-fat cheeses and yogurt are good breakfast foods.
    • Would you clear away the breakfast things?
    • I always have a cooked breakfast.
    • I'm going to have a nice leisurely breakfast tomorrow.
    • She was sitting at the breakfast table, buttering her bread.
  2. a thing that has been done badly
    • SYNONYM mess
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/mess_2
    • He's made a real dog's breakfast of these accounts.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from the verb break + the verb fast.
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