breakfast
Translation
breakfast
Examples
I eat breakfast at 7 AM.
I eat breakfast at 7 AM.
What did you have for breakfast?
What did you have for breakfast?
Grammar Patterns
((to have/eat)) breakfast to have the first meal of the day I have breakfast every morning.
((sth.)) for breakfast to eat (sth.) for the morning meal I had eggs for breakfast.
Similar Words
Synonyms: morning meal
Etymology
From 'break' + 'fast'. It's the meal that 'breaks' the 'fast' of the night.
Memory Tips
Think of this meal as 'breaking' the period of 'fasting' you do overnight while sleeping.