/ ˈbrekfəst; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
[ C , U ] the first meal of the day :
a big / hearty / light breakfast
( especially BrE )
a cooked breakfast
Do you want bacon and eggs for breakfast ?
They were having breakfast when I arrived.
She doesn't eat much breakfast.
—see also bed and breakfast , continental breakfast , English breakfast , power breakfast , wedding breakfast
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IDIOMS
see dog noun
■ verb
[ v ] breakfast (on sth) ( formal ) to eat breakfast
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from the verb break + the verb fast .