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Breakfast ˈbrekfəst Bacon Eggs Cooked I Noun Bre

Word breakfast
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈbrekfəst / NAmE / ˈbrekfəst /
Example
  • a big/hearty/light breakfast
  • a cooked breakfast
  • do you want bacon and eggs for breakfast?
  • they were having breakfast when i arrived.
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breakfast

(noun)BrE / ˈbrekfəst / NAmE / ˈbrekfəst /
  1. the first meal of the day
    • see also bed and breakfast
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bed-and-breakfast
    • a big/hearty/light breakfast
    • a cooked breakfast
    • Do you want bacon and eggs for breakfast?
    • They were having breakfast when I arrived.
    • She doesn't eat much breakfast.
  2. a thing that has been done badly
    • synonym mess
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/mess_1
    • He's made a real dog's breakfast of these accounts.

    Extra Examples

    • 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?
    • a full English breakfast of cereal, bacon and eggs and toast
    • Do you want bacon and eggs for breakfast?
    • I always have a cooked breakfast.
    • I’m going to have a nice leisurely breakfast tomorrow.
    • She doesn’t eat much breakfast.
    • The price per person includes a full English breakfast.

    Word Origin

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