Meaning

9 senses
  1. (uncountable)Bread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning).

    I ate a piece of toast for breakfast.

    This toast and marmalade tastes heavenly.

    Toast, Röstbrot, Toastbrot

    грено́кgrenók, гре́нкаgrénka, тостtost

    грі́нкаhrínka, тостtost

    slices of bread that have been toasted

  2. (countable)A proposed salutation (e.g. saying "cheers") while drinking alcohol.

    At the reception, there were many toasts from the well-wishers.

    Trinkspruch, Toast, Tischrede

    тостtost, здра́вицаzdrávica

    тостtost

  3. (countable)A person, group, or notable object to which a salutation with alcohol is made; a person or group held in similar esteem.

    He was the toast of high society.

  4. (US, slang, uncountable)Something that is irreparably damaged or used up, especially when destroyed by heat or fire; something which has been burnt to a crisp or incinerated.

    The metal frame survived the fire, but the plastic and rubber bits are toast.

  5. (US, slang, uncountable)Something that will be no more; something subject to impending destruction, harm or injury.

    to become/be toast

    If I ever get my hands on the guy that stole my wallet, he’s toast!

  6. (Jamaica, countable, slang)A type of extemporaneous narrative poem or rap.

  7. (countable)A transient, informational pop-up overlay, less interactive than a snackbar.

  8. (countable)A piece of toast.

  9. (countable, obsolete, slang)An old toast ("a lively fellow who drinks excessively").

Examples

285 sentences
  1. I always have coffee and toast for breakfast.

    На сніданок в мене завжди кава й тост.

    ruНа завтрак у меня всегда кофе и тост.

    deZum Frühstück esse ich immer Toast und trinke Kaffee.

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  2. Tom spread some strawberry jam on his toast.

    Том намазав трохи полуничного варення на грінку.

    ruТом намазал немного клубничного джема на тост.

    deTom strich sich Erdbeermarmelade aufs Brot.

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  3. I'd like some toast if you are making some.

    Я б хотів тостів, якщо ти їх робиш.

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  4. Who wants french toast?

    Хто хоче французьку грінку?

    ruКому французский тост?

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  5. The toast looks burnt.

    Тост виглядає так, ніби згорів.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
toasted bread:
Русский
By meaning 2
toasted bread:
salutation while drinking alcohol:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
toasted bread:
salutation while drinking alcohol:

Origin

From Middle English tost, from the verb tosten (see below).

From Middle English tost, from the verb tosten (see below).

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Forms

plural: toasts
Singulartoast
Pluraltoasts

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event:pledge
  • a person in desperate straits; someone doomed:goner

Word family

32 related words

Collocations

7 patterns
  • piece of toast
  • toast for breakfast
  • toast fell fell
  • his toast fell
  • burnt the toast
  • on his toast
  • toast fell

See also

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