toast
Translation
toast, a toast
Examples
I like toast with butter for breakfast.
I like toast with butter for breakfast.
Let's make a toast to the new year.
Let's make a toast to the new year.
Grammar Patterns
((toast)) a slice of browned bread I had toast for breakfast.
((a toast)) ((to sb./sth.)) an act of raising glasses and drinking to honor sb./sth. Let's raise a toast to the winner.
Similar Words
Synonyms: bread (food), cheer (speech)
Etymology
From Old French 'toster' meaning 'to roast'. The 'cheers' sense comes from the custom of flavouring drinks with spiced toast.
Memory Tips
Picture a piece of toast popping from a toaster, and also people raising glasses (shaped like toast slices) for a 'toast'.