breakfastUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbrɛkfəst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbrɛkfəst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(brek′fəst)
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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' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Forum discussions with the word(s) "breakfast" in the title: ……… with milk and sugar, it makes a delicious breakfast. - English Only forum
(come/get) down for breakfast, kids. - English Only forum 1 of each 20-30 minutes prior to breakfast? - English Only forum <a> balanced breakfast - English Only forum a breakfast of eels - English Only forum a breakfast of... - English Only forum A breakfast person - English Only forum a breakfast store/restaurant - English Only forum A cold breakfast made at home - English Only forum a continental breakfast - English Only forum a stomachful of breakfast - English Only forum a/the deluxe breakfast service - English Only forum after breakfast you’d have until 8.25 to make your bed - English Only forum All this <is> before breakfast - English Only forum already got a free breakfast - English Only forum an audience with the president, a breakfast with the vice-president - English Only forum as breakfast - English Only forum as my breakfast / for my breakfast - English Only forum ask for breakfast - English Only forum At 7 o'clock I have breakfast with some biscuits and a cup of tea. - English Only forum At 7.30 we are usually having breakfast - English Only forum At 8 am today, I ate/was eating my breakfast. - English Only forum at or for breakfast? - English Only forum at/at the breakfast - English Only forum at/on/for dinner/breakfast - English Only forum be in assisted living by breakfast - English Only forum Bed and breakfast only - English Only forum bed, breakfast, evening meal, and 'bills' every day of the week - English Only forum before breakfast / before the breakfast - English Only forum Before I have breakfast vs before breakfast - English Only forum more...
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