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breakfast

/ˈbrɛkfəst/
/ˈbrɛkfəst/
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Other forms: breakfasted; breakfasts; breakfasting

Breakfast is the first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning. Eating a healthy breakfast may give you a boost of energy to start your day.

The word breakfast comes from the idea of "breaking the fast" after a night of sleeping. A fast is a period of not eating. During sleep, the body goes without food for hours, so when you eat breakfast, you stop fasting and start eating again, restoring energy for the day ahead. Breakfast foods vary widely depending on culture and personal preference. Eggs, cereal, toast, pancakes, and fruit are commonly eaten for breakfast in some places. In other places, soup, salad, fish, and rice are preferred.

Definitions of breakfast
  1. noun
    the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)
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    types:
    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
    type of:
    meal, repast
    the food served and eaten at one time
  2. verb
    eat an early morning meal
    “We breakfast at seven”
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    type of:
    eat
    eat a meal; take a meal
  3. verb
    provide breakfast for
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    type of:
    feed, give
    give food to
Pronunciation
US
/ˈbrɛkfəst/
UK
/ˈbrɛkfəst/
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