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Meanings of breakfast in English

To eat breakfast.

        Usage of breakfast in English
        1
        When we spoke at breakfast this morning, I said three, unrelated words.
        Book One: Apotheosis
        2
        In the morning of the test days, subjects received a standardized breakfast.
        Pubmed
        3
        It was 15 years ago, and, needless to say, we skipped breakfast.
        The Irish Times
        4
        There was not much; the room had not been used since breakfast.
        Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
        5
        Ron left the house without breakfast, not that time was a factor.
        The appeal
        6
        He said he had a breakfast meeting, and she didn't question him.
        Accident
        7
        Teachers often feed pupils because they are going without breakfast or lunch.
        The Guardian
        8
        The nutritional quality of food consumed at breakfast has improved since 1965.
        Pubmed
        9
        The U.S. market also saw an increase in spending, particularly on breakfast.
        Reuters
        10
        Especially considering how many days this year I had biscuits for breakfast.
        The Irish Times
        11
        And for your information, your days are limited at this breakfast table.
        Wife for hire
        12
        But Liane, a hug in the morning, however nice, is not breakfast.
        The darkest road
        13
        The guests enjoyed the wedding breakfast in the lodge of Master Beaver.
        Story Hour Readers — Book Three
        14
        The remainder of the beans were left in the pot for breakfast.
        Burning Daylight
        15
        The breakfast progressed in the leisurely way of the English morning meal.
        The Hand in the Dark
        16
        She decided to surprise Diana by feeding all the animals before breakfast.
        When the wind blows
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        Australia
        Common
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