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How to pronounce breakfast
Say it like this: /ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does breakfast mean?
nounThe first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
“You should put more protein in her breakfast so she will grow.”
A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc.
“We serve breakfast all day.”
The celebratory meal served after a wedding (and occasionally after other solemnities e.g. a funeral).
verbTo eat the morning meal.
“May 14, 1689, Matthew Prior, epistle to Fleetwood Shephard Esq. First, sir, I read, and then I breakfast.”
To serve breakfast to.
“By seven-thirty she had breakfasted them, provided each with a packed lunch and Thermoses of coffee and tea”
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