Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.

    You should put more protein in her breakfast so she will grow.

    I had an early dinner because the breakfast in this hostel is superb.

    Frühstück, Zmorgen, Morgenessen

    за́втракzávtrak

    сніда́нокsnidánok

    the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)

  2. (broadly, countable, uncountable)A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc.

    We serve breakfast all day.

  3. (countable, uncountable)The celebratory meal served after a wedding (and occasionally after other solemnities e.g. a funeral).

  4. (countable, uncountable)A meal eaten after a period of (now often religious) fasting.

Examples

1907 sentences
  1. It will soon be breakfast time.

    Скоро вже час снідати. — deniko

    ruСкоро будет пора завтракать. — marafon

    deBald ist Frühstückszeit. — Manfredo

  2. Did you have breakfast this morning?

    Ти снідав вранці? — deniko

    ruТы завтракал сегодня утром? — marafon

    deHast du heute Morgen gefrühstückt? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. I didn't have breakfast this morning.

    Я сьогодні рано не снідав. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ не завтракал сегодня утром. — Lenin_1917

    deIch habe heute früh nicht gefrühstückt. — Manfredo

  4. What would you like for breakfast?

    Що б ти хотів на сніданок? — deniko

    ruЧто бы вы хотели на завтрак? — Lenin_1917

    deWas möchtest du zum Frühstück essen? — xtofu80

  5. What do you want for breakfast?

    Що ти хочеш на сніданок? — deniko

    ruЧего ты хочешь на завтрак? — sharptoothed

    deWas möchtest du zum Frühstück essen? — xtofu80

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
first meal of the day:
Русский
By meaning 1
first meal of the day:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
first meal of the day:

Origin

From Middle English brekefast, brekefaste, equivalent to break + fast (literally, "to end

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”).

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Forms

plural: breakfasts
Singularbreakfast
Pluralbreakfasts

regular

Word family

54 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • eat breakfast
  • eggs for breakfast
  • eat for breakfast
  • walk before breakfast
  • usually eat breakfast
  • morning before breakfast
  • breakfast every morning
  • breakfast this morning
  • skipped breakfast
  • breakfast at seven
  • make breakfast
  • made breakfast for

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
breakfast — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto