breakfast

A1 Topic:Food & Drink

Also spelled breakfas

US /ˈbɹɛk.fəst/ UK /ˈbɹɛk.fəst/ See IPA manual

Freq #1263

Meanings

1

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

I always have eggs and toast for breakfast.
2

verb
To eat breakfast.

We usually breakfast at seven before going to work.

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Word family

Forms breakfastedbreakfastingbreakfasts

Derived forms bed-and-breakfastblunchbreakfast-equipagebreakfast-matebreakfastcupbreakfasterbreakfastlessbreakfastlikebreakfastwardsbreakfastwarebreakfastybrekker

Related forms brunchjentacular

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Phrases (2)

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Proverbs (1)

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Sing before breakfast, cry before night

Etymology

From Middle English brekefast, brekefaste, equivalent to break + fast (literally, "to end the nightly fast"), likely a variant of Old English fæstenbryċe, (literally, "fast-breach"). Cognate with Dutch breekvasten (“breakfast”).

brekefast Middle English fæstenbryċe Old English

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Topics

Food & Drink

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# breakfast

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈbɹɛk.fəst/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbɹɛk.fəst/
**Frequency rank:** 1263

## Meanings
1. The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
2. To eat breakfast.

## Examples
- I always have eggs and toast for breakfast.
- We usually breakfast at seven before going to work.

## Derived Forms
- bed-and-breakfast
- blunch
- breakfast-equipage
- breakfast-mate
- breakfastcup
- breakfaster
- breakfastless
- breakfastlike
- breakfastwards
- breakfastware
- breakfasty
- brekker

## Related Forms
- brunch
- jentacular

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: brekefast
- Root: fæstenbryċe

## Etymology
From Middle English brekefast, brekefaste, equivalent to break + fast (literally, "to end the nightly fast"), likely a variant of Old English fæstenbryċe, (literally, "fast-breach"). Cognate with Dutch breekvasten (“breakfast”).

## AI Etymology
Breakfast comes from Middle English brekefast, brekefaste, equivalent to break + fast (literally, "to end the nightly fast"), likely a variant of Old English fæstenbryċe, (literally, "fast-breach"). Cognate with Dutch breekvasten (“breakfast”).

## Topics
- Food & Drink

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