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B0466400 (brĕk′fəst)n.1. The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.2. Informal Food traditionally consumed for breakfast, such as eggs or pancakes: We made breakfast for dinner.v. break·fast·ed, break·fast·ing, break·fasts v.intr. To eat breakfast: We breakfasted on the terrace.v.tr. To provide breakfast for.

[Middle English brekfast : breken, to break; see break + faste, a fast (from Old Norse fasta, to fast; see past- in Indo-European roots).]

break′fast·er n.

breakfast

(ˈbrɛkfəst) n1. a. the first meal of the dayb. (as modifier): breakfast cereal; a breakfast room. 2. the food at this meal3. (in the Caribbean) a midday mealvbto eat or supply with breakfast[C15: from break + fast²] ˈbreakfaster n

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(ˈbrɛk fəst)
n. 1. the first meal of the day; morning meal. v.i. 2. to eat breakfast. v.t. 3. to supply with breakfast. [1425–75] break′fast•er, n.

breakfast

- Literally means "breaking the fast"—of the night, as it is the first meal after sleeping.See also related terms for sleeping.

breakfast

Your breakfast is your first meal of the day. You eat it in the morning, just after you get up.

They had eggs and toast for breakfast.I open the mail immediately after breakfast.

Be Careful!
You don't usually use 'a' with breakfast. Don't say, for example, She made a breakfast for everyone'. Say 'She made breakfast for everyone'.

breakfast

Past participle: breakfasted
Gerund: breakfasting

Imperative
breakfast
breakfast

Present
I breakfast
you breakfast
he/she/it breakfasts
we breakfast
you breakfast
they breakfast

Preterite
I breakfasted
you breakfasted
he/she/it breakfasted
we breakfasted
you breakfasted
they breakfasted

Present Continuous
I am breakfasting
you are breakfasting
he/she/it is breakfasting
we are breakfasting
you are breakfasting
they are breakfasting

Present Perfect
I have breakfasted
you have breakfasted
he/she/it has breakfasted
we have breakfasted
you have breakfasted
they have breakfasted

Past Continuous
I was breakfasting
you were breakfasting
he/she/it was breakfasting
we were breakfasting
you were breakfasting
they were breakfasting

Past Perfect
I had breakfasted
you had breakfasted
he/she/it had breakfasted
we had breakfasted
you had breakfasted
they had breakfasted

Future
I will breakfast
you will breakfast
he/she/it will breakfast
we will breakfast
you will breakfast
they will breakfast

Future Perfect
I will have breakfasted
you will have breakfasted
he/she/it will have breakfasted
we will have breakfasted
you will have breakfasted
they will have breakfasted

Future Continuous
I will be breakfasting
you will be breakfasting
he/she/it will be breakfasting
we will be breakfasting
you will be breakfasting
they will be breakfasting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been breakfasting
you have been breakfasting
he/she/it has been breakfasting
we have been breakfasting
you have been breakfasting
they have been breakfasting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been breakfasting
you will have been breakfasting
he/she/it will have been breakfasting
we will have been breakfasting
you will have been breakfasting
they will have been breakfasting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been breakfasting
you had been breakfasting
he/she/it had been breakfasting
we had been breakfasting
you had been breakfasting
they had been breakfasting

Conditional
I would breakfast
you would breakfast
he/she/it would breakfast
we would breakfast
you would breakfast
they would breakfast

Past Conditional
I would have breakfasted
you would have breakfasted
he/she/it would have breakfasted
we would have breakfasted
you would have breakfasted
they would have breakfasted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	breakfast - the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one timecontinental breakfast, petit dejeuner - a breakfast that usually includes a roll and coffee or teapower breakfast - a meeting of influential people to conduct business while eating breakfast
Verb	1.	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"
	2.	breakfast - provide breakfast forfeed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

Translations

早餐进早餐

breakfast

(ˈbrekfəst) noun the first meal of the day. What time do you serve breakfast?; I have coffee and toast at breakfast; I never eat breakfast.早餐 verb to have breakfast. They breakfasted on the train.进早餐ˈbreakfast-time nounI'll deal with that at breakfast-time.早餐时间

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→ 早餐zhCN

With breakfast (US)
with breakfast (UK) → 包早餐
Without breakfast (US)
without breakfast (UK) → 不包早餐
Is breakfast included? → 包早餐吗？
What time is breakfast? → 早餐几点钟供应
Where is breakfast served? → 早餐餐厅在哪儿？
Can I have breakfast in my room? → 我能在房间里用早餐吗？
What would you like for breakfast? → 早餐您想吃什么？

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noun the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)

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verb eat an early morning meal

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