EGAVE

breakfast

About 15.17 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
    You should put more protein in her breakfast so she will grow.
  2. noun A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc.
    We serve breakfast all day.
  3. noun The celebratory meal served after a wedding (and occasionally after other solemnities e.g. a funeral).
  4. noun A meal eaten after a period of (now often religious) fasting.
  5. verb To eat the morning meal.
  6. verb To serve breakfast to.

Similar words

petit dejeuner brunch lunch lunchtime luncheon dinner meal lunchbox coffee soup

Often followed by

and in at with table was is of on

Word family

breakfasted breakfaster breakfasters breakfasting breakfasts

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