noun · informal
breakfast
/ˈbrɛkfəst/BREK·fast
Band 5-6speaking
The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
Examples
“I usually have toast and coffee for breakfast.”
“Do you prefer a heavy or light breakfast before school?”
“On weekends we often eat breakfast later than on weekdays.”
Band 8 sentence
“I usually skip breakfast on school days because I don't have time, but I always eat something on weekends.”
Collocations
- have breakfast
- for breakfast
- skip breakfast
Word family
breakfast nounbreakfasting verb (rare)
Common mistakes
I had a breakfast at 7.→I had breakfast at 7.
I eat my breakfast every morning.→I have breakfast every morning.
Say it for a higher band
5morning meal→6meal→7+breakfast
Synonyms
morning meal
Easily confused
brunch
“We went for brunch at eleven because we woke up late.”
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