breakfastbreak‧fast /ˈbrekfəst/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable, uncountable] 
We had bacon and eggs for breakfast. I never eat breakfast. After a hearty breakfast (=large breakfast), we set out for a hike. a light breakfast (=small breakfast) a working breakfast (=a breakfast at which you talk about business)—breakfast verb [intransitive] → bed and breakfast, continental breakfast, English breakfast, → wedding breakfast at wedding(1), → make a dog’s breakfast of something at dog1(8)GRAMMAR: Patterns with breakfastfor breakfast• You eat something for breakfast: · I had toast and coffee for breakfast. ✗Don’t say: At breakfast I had toast and coffee.at breakfast• You use at breakfast to talk about something that happens while you are eating breakfast: · I saw her this morning at breakfast.COLLOCATIONSverbshave/eat breakfast· Paul got up, washed and had breakfast.have something for breakfast· What do you usually have for breakfast?ADJECTIVES/NOUN + breakfasta big breakfast· Most people don’t eat a big breakfast nowadays.a good/proper breakfast (=big and healthy)· I think kids need a good breakfast before they go to school.a hearty breakfast written (=big)· The price includes a hearty breakfast.a small/light breakfast· She ate a light breakfast of toast and coffee.an English/a full breakfast (=a big breakfast with bacon, egg, toast etc – used especially in hotels)· A lot of people like to have an English breakfast on holiday.a cooked/fried breakfast (=bacon, egg, toast etc)· Do you feel like having a cooked breakfast?a buffet breakfast (=one in a hotel, where you serve yourself)· A buffet breakfast is served in the hotel's elegant dining room.a continental breakfast (=coffee and bread with butter and jam)· Continental breakfast can be served in your room.a quick/hasty/hurried breakfast· I grabbed a quick breakfast and ran to the bus stop.a long/leisurely breakfast (=not hurried)· On Sunday mornings I like to have a leisurely breakfast.an early/late breakfast· We had an early breakfast and left before 7.30.a working breakfast (=at which you talk about business)· She suggested we meet at 8.30 for a working breakfast.breakfast + NOUNthe breakfast dishes· Did you put the breakfast dishes in the dishwasher?the breakfast things (=dishes, packets etc)· Dad was clearing the breakfast things away.a breakfast table/room· The house has a large kitchen and a breakfast room.breakfast cereal· Many breakfast cereals are high in sugar.breakfast time· I don’t like talking at breakfast time.breakfast television/TV (=programmes on television in the early morning)· The children all eat their cereal in front of breakfast television.
WORD ORIGINbreakfast
Origin:
1400-1500 break + ➔ FAST4EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- After breakfast we went for a walk on the beach.
- During breakfast, I usually read the paper.
- George was having his breakfast when the phone rang.
- What do you want for breakfast - cereal or toast?
- A lavish breakfast buffet, included in the room rate, is served on a patio overlooking the beach.
- After breakfast I ventured forth, and was at once overwhelmed by the beauty and the scale of the buildings.
- He had breakfast in the kitchen with Campbell, while Bonita got her through breakfast and ready for school.
- I have been waiting two hours for breakfast, and I am dripping wet.
- It would take a time to catch and then she could heat the water & cook Alisdair's breakfast.
- The best it can offer is bed and breakfast.
THESAURUStypes of meal
a meal that you eat in the morning
a meal that you eat in the late morning, instead of breakfast or lunch
a meal that you eat in the middle of the day
British English a meal that you eat in the afternoon or evening
the main meal of the day, which most people eat in the evening
a small meal that you eat in the evening, in British English; the main meal that you eat in the evening, in American English
a meal that you eat outdoors, consisting of food that you cooked or prepared earlier
a meal that you cook outdoors over hot coals or wood and eat outdoors
a small amount of food that is eaten between main meals or instead of a meal
food eaten with the main course, such as vegetables: · I’ll have the salad as a side dish.
one of the separate parts of a meal, such as the starter or the dessert: · a three-course meal
Longman Language Activatora meal in the morning the meal you eat when you get up in the morning: · What do you want for breakfast - cereal or toast?· After breakfast we went for a walk on the beach.eat/have (your) breakfast: · George was having his breakfast when the phone rang.
especially American a meal eaten late in the morning, as a combination of breakfast and lunch: · On the first day of the vacation we all slept late, then had a huge brunch.· They served smoked salmon, cream cheese and bagels for brunch.
WORD SETSabalone, nounacetic acid, nounadditive, nounaftertaste, nounà la carte, adjectiveal dente, adjectivealfresco, adjectiveambrosia, nounangelica, nounaniseed, nounantipasto, nounappetizer, nounarrowroot, nounbad, adjectivebaker, nounbaking powder, nounbaking soda, nounbanana split, nounbanger, nounbanquet, nounbanqueting hall, nounbarbie, nounbarley, nounbasil, nounbass, nounbatch, nounbay leaf, nounBBQ, nounbean, nounbean curd, nounbeansprout, nounbeef, nounbeefburger, nounbeefsteak, nounbeet, nounbell pepper, nounberry, nounbetel, nounbetel nut, nounbicarbonate of soda, nounbilberry, nounbill of fare, nounbinge, nounbinge, verbbistro, nounblackberry, nounblack-eyed bean, nounblack pepper, nounblack pudding, nounblend, verbblend, nounblueberry, nounboard, nounbolt, verbbone, verbbon vivant, nounbony, adjectivebox lunch, nounbramble, nounbran, nounbrandy butter, nounbrasserie, nounbrawn, nounbreakfast, nounbrisket, nounbroiler, nounbroiler chicken, nounbroth, nounbrown rice, nounbrunch, nounbubble gum, nounbuckwheat, nounbuffet, nounbun, nounbus, verbbusboy, nounbutcher, nounbutcher, verbbutchery, nounbuttercream, nounbutty, nouncafé, nouncafeteria, nouncaff, nouncaffeine, nouncake, nouncan, verbcandy, nouncanned, adjectivecapon, nouncapsicum, nouncaraway, nouncarbohydrate, nouncare package, nouncarvery, nouncassava, nouncater, verbcaterer, nouncatering, nouncatsup, nouncatwalk, nouncayenne pepper, nouncereal, nouncheese, nounchef, nouncherry tomato, nounchickpea, nounchilli, nounChinese, nounchip shop, nounchives, nounchocolate, nounchocolatey, adjectiveChristmas dinner, nounchuck steak, nouncitric acid, nouncitron, nounclotted cream, nounclub sandwich, nouncob, nouncobbler, nouncocoa, nouncocoa bean, nouncoconut milk, nouncoffee house, nouncoffee shop, nouncold cuts, nouncold storage, nouncold store, nouncommissary, nounconcentrate, nouncondensed milk, nouncondiment, nouncone, nounconfection, nounconfectioner, nounconfectioner's sugar, nounconfectionery, nounconserve, nouncontent, nouncontinental breakfast, nounconvenience food, nouncook-chill, adjectivecooker, nouncookie, nouncooking, nouncooking oil, nouncorn bread, nouncorn chip, nouncorncob, nouncorned beef, nouncornet, nouncornflakes, nouncornflour, nouncornmeal, nouncorn on the cob, nouncorn pone, nouncornstarch, nouncorn syrup, nouncottage cheese, nouncotton candy, nouncourgette, nouncourse, nouncover charge, nouncrab, nouncrab apple, nouncracker, nouncrackling, nouncranberry, nouncrayfish, nouncream, nouncream cheese, nouncream cracker, nouncreamer, nouncreamy, adjectivecress, nouncrisp, nouncrisp, adjectivecrispbread, nouncrispy, adjectivecroissant, nouncroquette, nouncrouton, nouncrumb, nouncrumpet, nouncrunchy, adjectivecrust, nouncrusty, adjectivecrystallized, adjectivecucumber, nouncud, nouncuisine, nouncupcake, nouncurd, nouncurdle, verbcurrant, nouncustard, nouncut, nouncutlet, noundainty, nounDanish pastry, noundate, noundefrost, verbdelicacy, noundemerara sugar, noundesiccated, adjectivedevilled, adjectivedevour, verbdiabetic, adjectivedigest, verbdigestible, adjectivedill, noundill pickle, noundine, verbdiner, noundining car, noundinner, noundinner dance, noundinner party, noundinner theater, noundinnertime, noundissolve, verbdoggy bag, noundoily, noundollop, noundough, noundown, verbdrain, verbdredge, verbdried, adjectivedried fruit, noundripping, noundrumstick, noundry goods, noundunk, verbEaster egg, nouneat, verbeatery, nouneating apple, nouneats, nounEccles cake, nounéclair, nounEdam, nounedible, adjectiveeel, nounegg, nouneggplant, nounegg roll, nounelevenses, nounendive, nounEnglish breakfast, nounEnglish muffin, nounentrée, nounepicure, nounescalope, nounevaporated milk, nounfast food, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfeta cheese, nounfig, nounfilbert, nounfillet, verbfilling, adjectivefilling, nounfilo, nounflounder, nounfloury, adjectiveflyblown, adjectivefoil, nounfoodstuff, nounforage, nounfork, verbfortify, verbfreeze-dried, adjectiveFrench bean, nounFrench bread, nounFrench dressing, nounFrench fry, nounFrench loaf, nounFrench stick, nounfries, nounfromage frais, nounfrozen, adjectivefruit, nounfudge, nounfull-fat, adjectivegaram masala, noungarlic, noungarnish, noungarnish, verbgastronomic, adjectivegastronomy, noungel, verbginger, nounglass, nounglassware, noungolden raisin, noungoody, noungourmand, noungrain, nounGranary, adjectivegranulated, adjectivegreasy, adjectivegreasy spoon, noungreen, adjectivegrill, noungristle, noungrocer, nounground, adjectiveground beef, noungrub, noungruel, nounguava, noungum, noungumball, noungumbo, noungumdrop, nounhalal, adjectivehalibut, nounham, nounhamburger, nounhaunch, nounhead table, nounhealth food, nounheart, nounhearty, adjectiveheat, nounherb, nounhigh tea, nounhome economics, nounhot dish, nounhygiene, nounhygienic, adjectiveiceman, nounindigestible, adjectiveindigestion, nouninedible, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveingest, verbinn, nouninsipid, adjectiveintake, nounirradiate, verbjellied, adjectivejoint, nounjuice, nounjuicy, adjectivejunk, nounjunk food, nounknuckle, nounkosher, adjectivelaxative, nounlean, adjectiveleavings, nounleg, nounlight, adjectiveliquorice, nounlive, adjectiveloaf, nounlocker, nounloin, nounlotus, nounlukewarm, adjectivelump, nounlunch, nounlunch, verblunchbox, nounlunch break, nounluncheon, nounlunch hour, nounlunchroom, nounlunchtime, nounluscious, adjectivemace, nounMadeira cake, nounmain course, nounmaitre d', nounmaize, nounmandarin, nounmandarin orange, nounmangetout, nounmango, nounmaple syrup, nounmargarine, nounmarge, nounmarmalade, nounmarrow, nounmarshmallow, nounMason jar, nounmasticate, verbmature, adjectivemature, verbmeal, nounmealie, nounmealtime, nounmealy, adjectivemeat, nounmeat-packing, nounmeaty, adjectivemellow, adjectivementhol, nounmentholated, adjectivemenu, nounmess, nounmess, verbmess hall, nounmilk chocolate, nounmillet, nounmince, nounmint, nounmocha, nounmolasses, nounmoreish, adjectivemorsel, nounmouldy, adjectivemouth, nounmouthful, nounMSG, nounmunch, verbmung bean, nounmush, nounmushroom, nounmustard, nounnibble, verbnibble, nounnosh, nounnourish, verbnourishment, nounnugget, nounnut, nounnutcracker, nounnutshell, nounnutty, adjectiveoatmeal, nounoats, nounoffal, nounokra, nounon, prepositiononion, nounorder, nounoregano, nounorganic, adjectiveoverindulge, verboxtail, nounpackaging, nounpacker, nounpap, nounparcel, nounpaste, nounpastille, nounpastry, nounpatisserie, nounpearl barley, nounpectin, nounpeel, verbpeel, nounpepper, nounpepper, verbpeppercorn, nounpeppermint, nounperishable, adjectivepetit four, nounpiccalilli, nounpicnic, nounpicnic, verbpie, nounpilaff, nounpilau, nounpimento, nounpinto bean, nounpit, nounpizza parlor, nounpizzeria, nounplain chocolate, nounplain flour, nounploughman's lunch, nounpoor boy, nounpork, nounpork pie, nounpork rinds, nounporridge, nounporterhouse steak, nounportion, nounpostprandial, adjectivepotato, nounpotato crisp, nounpotted, adjectivepoultry, nounpraline, nounprawn, nounprepacked, adjectivepreservative, nounpreserve, verbpreserve, nounpretzel, nounprovision, verbprune, nounpuff pastry, nounpumpernickel, nounpumpkin, nounpuree, verbquince, nounQuorn, nounrabbit, nounrancid, adjectiverare, adjectiveravenous, adjectiveraw, adjectivered meat, nounreheat, verbrennet, nounrepast, nounreplete, adjectiverestaurant, nounrestaurant car, nounrestaurateur, nounrib, nounrice, nounrigatoni, nounrind, nounripe, adjectiveroadhouse, nounrock, nounroe, nounroll, nounroot vegetable, nounrose hip, nounrusk, nounrutabaga, nounsaccharin, nounsalad cream, nounsalad dressing, nounsalami, nounsalmon, nounsalsa, nounsalt, verbsalt, adjectivesalty, adjectivesandwich, nounsardine, nounsassafras, nounsatisfying, adjectivesatsuma, nounsauerkraut, nounsausage, nounscallion, nounscampi, nounscone, nounscoop, nounScotch broth, nounscratchings, nounseafood, nounseasoned, adjectiveseed, verbsemolina, nounservery, nounservice charge, nounserving, nounset, adjectiveshallot, nounshellfish, nounsherbet, nounshish kebab, nounshortbread, nounshortcake, nounshortcrust pastry, nounshoulder, nounshrimp cocktail, nounside order, nounsillabub, nounsimnel cake, nounsingle cream, nounsirloin, nounsitting, nounskimmed milk, nounskin, nounskin, verbslaw, nounslice, nounsliced bread, nounsloe, nounsloppy joe, nounsmorgasbord, nounsnack bar, nounsnow pea, nounsoda fountain, nounsodium chloride, nounsoft fruit, nounsorghum, nounsoul food, nounsour, adjectivesour, verbsourdough, nounsoya, nounsoya bean, nounspearmint, nounspinach, nounsponge, nounsponge cake, nounsponge pudding, nounspoon, verbspoonful, nounspotted dick, nounspread, nounspring onion, nounspring roll, nounsprout, nounspud, nounsquash, nounsquid, nounstaple, nounstarfruit, nounstarter, nounsteak, nounsteakhouse, nounsteak tartare, nounstew, nounstick, nounStilton, nounstir-fry, verbstodge, nounstone-ground, adjectivestrawberry, nounstring bean, nounstringy, adjectivestrudel, nounsub, nounsucrose, nounsuet, nounsugar, nounsugar, verbsugar-coated, adjectivesugar cube, nounsugar lump, nounsugary, adjectivesultana, nounsun-dried, adjectivesup, verbsupper, nounsustenance, nounswallow, verbswallow, nounswede, nounsweetcorn, nounsweetened condensed milk, nounsweetener, nounsweetmeat, nounsweet pepper, nounsweet potato, nounsyrup, nounsyrupy, adjectivetable d'hôte, nountaco, nountaffy, nountainted, adjectivetakeaway, nountakeout, nountangerine, nountapas, nountapioca, nountaramasalata, nountariff, nountart, nountartare sauce, nountaste, verbtasteless, adjectivetaster, nountasting, nountater, nountattie, nounT-bone steak, nountea, nounteacake, nountender, adjectivetin, nountinned, adjectivetitbit, nountoffee apple, nountofu, nountomato, nountongue, nountop, nountopping, nountop round, nountopside, nountop table, nountortilla, nountough, adjectivetransport cafe, nountreacle, nountrifle, nountripe, nountrotter, nountruck stop, nountruffle, nountub, nountuna, nounturkey, nounTurkish delight, nounturnip, nounturnover, nountutti frutti, nounTV dinner, nounTVP, noununadulterated, adjectiveunleavened, adjectiveunpalatable, adjectivevacuum-packed, adjectivevanilla, nounveal, nounvegan, nounvegetable, nounvegetarian, nounvegetarianism, nounveggie, nounvenison, nounvictual, verbvictuals, nounvoracious, adjectivevoucher, nounwaiter, nounwaitress, nounwalnut, noun-ware, suffixwarmed-over, adjectivewedge, nounwell, nounwell-done, adjectivewell-fed, adjectivewet fish, nounwheat, nounwhite, nounwhite flour, nounwhite pepper, nounwhite sauce, nounwholefood, nounwholemeal, adjectivewhole wheat, adjectivewiener, nounwild rice, nounwishbone, nounwrap, nounyeast extract, nounyoghurt, nounyogurt, nounyolk, nounyule log, nounyummy, adjectivezucchini, nounzwieback, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs The price includes morning coffee, buffet lunch, and afternoon tea. a bowl of breakfast cereal Breakfast is served until 9 am.
· Paul got up, washed and had breakfast.
· What do you usually have for breakfast?
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + breakfast· Most people don’t eat a big breakfast nowadays.
(=big and healthy)· I think kids need a good breakfast before they go to school.
written (=big)· The price includes a hearty breakfast.
· She ate a light breakfast of toast and coffee.
(=a big breakfast with bacon, egg, toast etc – used especially in hotels)· A lot of people like to have an English breakfast on holiday.
(=bacon, egg, toast etc)· Do you feel like having a cooked breakfast?
(=one in a hotel, where you serve yourself)· A buffet breakfast is served in the hotel's elegant dining room.
(=coffee and bread with butter and jam)· Continental breakfast can be served in your room.
· I grabbed a quick breakfast and ran to the bus stop.
(=not hurried)· On Sunday mornings I like to have a leisurely breakfast.
· We had an early breakfast and left before 7.30.
(=at which you talk about business)· She suggested we meet at 8.30 for a working breakfast.
breakfast + NOUN· Did you put the breakfast dishes in the dishwasher?
(=dishes, packets etc)· Dad was clearing the breakfast things away.
· The house has a large kitchen and a breakfast room.
· Many breakfast cereals are high in sugar.
· I don’t like talking at breakfast time.
(=programmes on television in the early morning)· The children all eat their cereal in front of breakfast television.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The price includes morning coffee, buffet lunch, and afternoon tea. a bowl of breakfast cereal· Kate was in the kitchen cooking dinner.
· What time do you usually eat lunch?
· There is an extensive dinner menu, and seafood is a speciality.
Breakfast is served until 9 am.· Will you clear the breakfast table?
British English (=the meal after a wedding, usually in the afternoon)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Room service is available for continental breakfast and daytime drinks and snacks.· Prices range from $ 59 MondayThursday to $ 179 weekends and holidays. Continental breakfast weekdays; candlelight brunch weekends.· Eating out is convenient and economical. Continental style breakfast from any cafe just over £1; try yoghurt and honey too.· A continental breakfast, with cheeses and meats, is served and dinner is four courses and consists of good home cooking.· Price includes full english, vegetarian or continental style breakfast.· The continental breakfast is supplemented by cheese and ham, and dinner is three courses.· Noise might prove to be a nuisance. Continental breakfast is included in the price.· Each voucher pays for a room with private bath or shower, continental breakfast, hotel service charges and taxes.
· The sky was cloudy when Giles set off after an early breakfast.· She rises early to prepare breakfast.· The combination of early breakfast, exhaust fumes and nerves is a potent cocktail!· Invite her to an early breakfast.· As far as Liz can remember the idea came upon them rather more casually, one Saturday morning in early November over breakfast.· The cooks were up at 0500 hours, preparing the usual early breakfast for men condemned to hard work.· To fit everything in here you have to be up for an early breakfast.
· Double rooms with full breakfast are £40 per person per night; dinner is from £20 per person.· The delicious full hot breakfast, complete with cafe lattes, was served in our room.· Then he had gone off to have a full breakfast in the canteen.· The rate also includes full breakfast daily, hotel service charges and taxes but not airfare.· Today, our lifestyles have become more busy, and only 10 percent of us eat a full cooked breakfast.· The cost of your ticket, plus overnight accommodation and full Yorkshire breakfast, will be £28.50.· Restaurant serves an excellent three-course meal for about £11; full breakfast in the large cafeteria is £3.75.· The attic rooms are especially spacious and comfortable. Full continental breakfast.
· Leaving his personal belongings in the room he walks down to enjoy a good breakfast before continuing his journey.· The first thing she did was fix him a good breakfast.· Your private beach Enjoy a cool aperitif Can you think of anywhere better for breakfast?· I always eat a good breakfast in the morning, especially before exercising; now I knew why.· Kippers, kedgeree, kidneys - what a sturdy sound all these good breakfast dishes had.· The Hotel Haselsberger provides a good breakfast supplemented by cheeses hams and cereals.· After a good breakfast at about eight o'clock, I informed the switchboard staff that I was leaving.
· For dining, resort cafeterias often serve hearty, inexpensive breakfasts.
· All the same, she was late for breakfast.· The girls were late at breakfast, but Mrs Roberts did not mind.· Ernest and Uncle Matthew, back from the top field, were taking a late breakfast.· Surkov, in a Yale T-shirt, was sitting alone at a table when I went down to a late breakfast.· On my return I saw a fully recovered James Dalton, who invited me to join him for a late breakfast.· All the Marcus night nurses were late for breakfast.
· The volunteers fasted overnight, or for six hours after a light breakfast if the study was carried out in the afternoon.· An evening snack and light breakfast are included.· The race morning East a light breakfast, but don't starve yourself.· There is a small lounge and a light modern breakfast room.
NOUN· The authority spent £18,500 on bed and breakfast accommodation because its existing hostel was full.· Families favour the Arts Centre over bed and breakfast accommodation because it offers a greater privacy.· For an increasing number of them, bed and breakfast accommodation is all that can be found and many stay there indefinitely.· Sixty-five National Trust tenants offer bed and breakfast accommodation in beautiful areas of countryside protected by the Trust.· Has reduced the number of families in bed and breakfast accommodation.· Last night 100 families were being housed in bed and breakfast accommodation the first time the total has reached three figures.· Last February, fewer than 50 families were in bed and breakfast accommodation in the town.· We will fund the provision of short-term rented housing to reduce the use of bed and breakfast accommodation.
· Dining chairs surrounded the breakfast bar table which was covered with the debris of a champagne breakfast.· Sitting on a red vinyl padded stool at the breakfast bar, she told us the sad news.· There is a well-known breakfast bar in town.
· The hotel's restaurant serves a buffet breakfast and a substantial and well-prepared choice of meals at other times.· The restaurant serves a buffet breakfast and dinner with a choice of menu.· The price includes dinner, bed and buffet breakfast.· A splendid buffet breakfast, and a four course dinner plus salad buffet are served in the rustic style dining room.· There is a buffet breakfast and a wide choice of main courses at dinner, plus a salad buffet.
· Advertisements for breakfast cereals may present a happy, harmonious family in a sunny bright kitchen.· Some products that bear freshness dates are cheeses, breakfast cereals, bakery products, and mayonnaise.· An extra tablespoon sprinkled over the breakfast cereal can help control irritable bowel syndrome, piles, appendicitis and bowel cancer.· It was when I went on breakfast cereals that liquor got me.· The week's snow has become crusty and it yields underfoot, with a crunch like breakfast cereal.· Eaten with milk or cream, they made an acceptable breakfast cereal.· Some foods, such as breakfast cereals, are also fortified with B group vitamins.· Euell Gibbons once claimed on my living room television that some breakfast cereal tasted like hickory nuts.
· Lovely blacked-up range in the breakfast room.· Breakfast is served in the first floor breakfast room.· Guests may use the small breakfast room at any time for playing cards or as a lounge.· There was a breakfast room set aside for the train party where a piece of the mystery would unravel each morning.· Main meals are served at Villa Maria although the Giordano does have its own breakfast room.· Public rooms include a spacious reception with comfortable lounge and bar area and a fresh, spacious breakfast room.· Clear the breakfast room, Ada.· The Lido Palace facilities include comfortable lounges, a breakfast room, a spacious dining-room and a well-stocked bar.
· She timed this operation very carefully, applying the glue just as her father was getting up from the breakfast table.· Many parents will admit that before the takeoff they read Jessica stories to their kids over the breakfast table.· As usual the Benn women were having an argument over the breakfast table.· She and Jack were Pyramus and Thisbe for the world and no breakfast table was without them for at least a month.· They left it there, and went back to the breakfast table, to their unfinished bowls of caféaulait.· Do you like to lounge in bed on weekends reading the newspaper or would you rather have coffee at the breakfast table?· It is all white, with maximum workspace and minimum cupboards, and has a built-in breakfast table and matching chairs.· The Gnomes sat together at the end of the breakfast table and waited anxiously for the verdict.
· Jamie Blandford broke his silence after two jail terms and an estranged marriage, to appear on breakfast television.· The year before, 70 % in a breakfast television poll voted against it.
· An extra novelty in the 1980 - 1 franchise competition was the new breakfast time contract.· At breakfast time Matilda sat quietly at the dining-room table eating her cornflakes.· Yes, he should probably call her - later, around breakfast time in Rostov.· He was incapable of entering any room quietly, especially at breakfast time.· It was lunchtime for the world, breakfast time at the manor when I arrived.· Brian did not see the two of them until breakfast time the next morning.· Normally, Sunday breakfast time spent reading the papers in bed was one of Kelly's favourite moments, but not today.· At breakfast time in Vancouver, London's office workers began travelling home.
· Before me were the remains of an impromptu wedding breakfast.· It was almost certainly the first wedding breakfast that particular Lyons' teashop had provided.· Gradually the wedding breakfast was breaking up.
VERB· So now there's no excuse not to get healthy. Bring back breakfast!· Dad was to bring Mama her breakfast, since that required a minimum of skill to prepare.· Sam brought Quinn his breakfast in bed.· I will introduce you to a Kaika who can train a camel to bring breakfast in the mornings.· Lily brought her breakfast in bed.· When he brought her breakfast, he lingered and spoke softly to her through the bars.· Linda brought him breakfast in bed.· Ordered him out of bed and impatiently interrupted his exercises to bring him downstairs for breakfast.
· Soon I saw a small hut where an old man was cooking his breakfast over a fire.· When I rose at five Peter had already finished cooking both breakfast and lunch.· I haven't cooked a large breakfast.· Aida, our maid, arrived to cook me breakfast.· It would take a time to catch and then she could heat the water & cook Alisdair's breakfast.· When guests awaken, Hodges will be at the ready to cook breakfast.· She went down to the kitchen and cooked herself a large breakfast.· Ordinarily, he would have been down in the kitchen at that hour, cooking breakfast and preparing to start the day.
· You will be eating grape-nuts at breakfast next.· What bliss not to have to eat a huge fried breakfast to please a bacon-happy landlady!· I would rather have boxed than ate breakfast.· Today you are allowed to eat an egg for breakfast if you wish.· While we ate breakfast, I heard the bees.· Neither she nor Nan ate a cooked breakfast.· She said she was coming in here to eat some breakfast.
· He'd eaten his pencil for breakfast!· He had not eaten since breakfast early that morning.· I had been out all day and I had eaten nothing since breakfast.· These were baked on Good Friday and eaten hot for breakfast.· It is usually sliced, fried and eaten for breakfast.
· We were expecting a visitor at half-past ten, and I wondered whether Holmes would finish his breakfast before our visitor arrived.· When I rose at five Peter had already finished cooking both breakfast and lunch.· Quite unaware that he had a month's redundancy money coming, Cornelius finished his breakfast.· Waiting and more waiting, thought Claudel as he finished breakfast.· Bowman finished his breakfast in silence, while Poole toyed with the empty coffee container.· When she went down she was surprised to see that Luke was still in the dining-room, finishing his breakfast.· We've just finished a breakfast that makes you realise Cleese must have really researched Fawlty Towers.
· The price includes bed and breakfast.· The fare, $ 290, includes breakfast and three-course lunch.· Price includes bed and breakfast, however evening meals may be taken at the Leonetto for a supplement.· Rates for double rooms range from $ 290-$ 550, including breakfast and dinner.· Like most package holidays, this includes breakfast at the hotel, but any other meals are additional to the quoted price.· Rooms during foliage season are $ 110 and up, including breakfast.· Left: the Raven range includes breakfasts, lunches and diners.· The registration fee is $ 75, which includes breakfast, lunch, prizes, complimentary beverages and golf.
· Tony offered to make breakfast, an event so rare that there was a chance parliament would reconvene at Þingvellir.· The best it can offer is bed and breakfast.· Sixty-five National Trust tenants offer bed and breakfast accommodation in beautiful areas of countryside protected by the Trust.· The handsome restaurant offers ample buffet breakfasts and elaborate evening meals.· The restaurant offers a buffet breakfast, excellent service and appetizing food all personally supervised by the resident proprietor.· To the best among them he offered opulent breakfasts ending with stronger drink than coffee.· The restaurant offers a sumptuous buffet-style breakfast each morning and a wide choice of dishes at dinner.· She owns this hotel offering Bed and breakfast accommodation and 4 private houses for families.
· The hotel's restaurant serves a buffet breakfast and a substantial and well-prepared choice of meals at other times.· Lunch and tea are served aboard; breakfasts are at the hotels.· The restaurant serves a buffet breakfast and dinner with a choice of menu.· But have her wake up to the smell of cooking bacon, then serve her breakfast in bed.· She slept, woke up at nine to find out her second mistake: that all hotels everywhere serve breakfast.· For dining, resort cafeterias often serve hearty, inexpensive breakfasts.· They have to serve a cooked breakfast here to meet some kind of official standard.· This trout recipe is served for breakfast at the inn but works well for a homey dinner.
· He sat over breakfast in a cafeteria for a long time, reading the Sunday papers.· They come upstairs and sit around the breakfast table.· The mail arrived early and he opened his letters as he sat at the breakfast table.· For weeks we sit down to breakfast and dinner with these chopped heads on top of us.· She thanked him for saving them and sat down to breakfast, after which they started again upon their journey.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a breakfast bar► make a dog’s breakfast of something► eat somebody alive/eat somebody for breakfast
the meal you have in the morning: - The perfect hit, the literary equivalent to a high-octane power lunch.
- Whether it's a power lunch or a romantic dinner, a meal at Cicada always feels like a special occasion.
- Gannon explained recently during a working lunch downtown.
- He has working lunches with his team to discuss and develop their approach to managing people for profit.
- The afternoon rehearsal started late because Meredith was at a working lunch in Rose's office.
- The real business gets done at working lunches and small dinner parties.
- You might then have a working dinner with a business speaker.
We had bacon and eggs for breakfast. I never eat breakfast. After a hearty breakfast (=large breakfast), we set out for a hike. a light breakfast (=small breakfast) a working breakfast (=a breakfast at which you talk about business)—breakfast verb [intransitive] → bed and breakfast, continental breakfast, English breakfast, → wedding breakfast at wedding(1), → make a dog’s breakfast of something at dog1(8)GRAMMAR: Patterns with breakfastfor breakfast• You eat something for breakfast: · I had toast and coffee for breakfast. ✗Don’t say: At breakfast I had toast and coffee.at breakfast• You use at breakfast to talk about something that happens while you are eating breakfast: · I saw her this morning at breakfast.COLLOCATIONSverbshave/eat breakfast· Paul got up, washed and had breakfast.have something for breakfast· What do you usually have for breakfast?ADJECTIVES/NOUN + breakfasta big breakfast· Most people don’t eat a big breakfast nowadays.a good/proper breakfast (=big and healthy)· I think kids need a good breakfast before they go to school.a hearty breakfast written (=big)· The price includes a hearty breakfast.a small/light breakfast· She ate a light breakfast of toast and coffee.an English/a full breakfast (=a big breakfast with bacon, egg, toast etc – used especially in hotels)· A lot of people like to have an English breakfast on holiday.a cooked/fried breakfast (=bacon, egg, toast etc)· Do you feel like having a cooked breakfast?a buffet breakfast (=one in a hotel, where you serve yourself)· A buffet breakfast is served in the hotel's elegant dining room.a continental breakfast (=coffee and bread with butter and jam)· Continental breakfast can be served in your room.a quick/hasty/hurried breakfast· I grabbed a quick breakfast and ran to the bus stop.a long/leisurely breakfast (=not hurried)· On Sunday mornings I like to have a leisurely breakfast.an early/late breakfast· We had an early breakfast and left before 7.30.a working breakfast (=at which you talk about business)· She suggested we meet at 8.30 for a working breakfast.breakfast + NOUNthe breakfast dishes· Did you put the breakfast dishes in the dishwasher?the breakfast things (=dishes, packets etc)· Dad was clearing the breakfast things away.a breakfast table/room· The house has a large kitchen and a breakfast room.breakfast cereal· Many breakfast cereals are high in sugar.breakfast time· I don’t like talking at breakfast time.breakfast television/TV (=programmes on television in the early morning)· The children all eat their cereal in front of breakfast television.