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break·fast  (brkfst)

n.

The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.

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.

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

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breakfast·er n.

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breakfast

Noun

the first meal of the day

Verb

to eat breakfast [break + fast²]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	breakfast - the first meal of the day (usually in the morning) meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time continental breakfast, petit dejeuner - a breakfast that usually includes a roll and coffee or tea power 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 for feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

Translations

breakfast [ˈbrɛkfəst] n → desayuno

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breakfast [ˈbrɛkfəst] n → petit déjeuner m;

what time is breakfast? → le petit déjeuner est à quelle heure?

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breakfast [ˈbrɛkfəst] n → Frühstück nt

vi → frühstücken

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breakfast [ˈbrɛkfəst] n → colazione f