breakfasts

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of breakfast.

   The chef prepared dozens of breakfasts for the conference guests.

   Their breakfasts grew simpler as the camping trip wore on.

   Note

   Only the countable use of the noun takes a plural. You can count breakfasts as separate meals, while "breakfast is ready" treats the word as a mass. The plural also counts the special occasions the word names, such as wedding breakfasts or the breakfasts that end a fast. The same spelling serves as the verb's present-tense form, so in "she breakfasts" the word is a verb.

2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of breakfast.

   My grandfather breakfasts at dawn, long before anyone else stirs.

   The whole household waits until the master breakfasts before they begin their chores.

   Note

   The -s form carries both of the verb's uses, and the presence of an object tells them apart. Most often it stands alone, with no object: she breakfasts at seven. Less often it takes an object and means serving the meal rather than eating it, as when a hotel breakfasts its guests. Without an object, the subject is the one eating. With one, the subject is the host.

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