breakfast

Universal Words noun, verb noun [C,U] the first meal of the day: a big / hearty / light breakfast * (especially BrE) a cooked breakfast * Do you want bacon and eggs for breakfast? * They were having breakfast when I arrived. * She doesn't eat much breakfast. seealsoBEDANDBREAKFAST, CONTINENTALBREAKFAST, ENGLISHBREAKFAST, POWERBREAKFAST, WEDDINGBREAKFAST IDIOMS see DOGn. verb [V] ~ (on sth) (formal) to eat breakfast