toast

Everyday

1. Toast is bread whose sides have been made brown and crisp by heating. tree →
2. To toast bread or other food is to brown it with heat. tree →
3. A toast is when people lift their glasses and drink to wish someone happiness or success. tree →
4. To toast someone is to raise glasses and drink to them. tree →
5. To toast yourself is to warm yourself by a fire. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life toast is a common breakfast in the USA, UK, Australia and elsewhere (with butter, jam, Vegemite or Marmite). In science, toasting is a chemical change: the bread browns and cannot become untoasted. In safety, never put a knife or fork in a toaster while it is plugged in. At weddings and birthdays adults make toasts. Phrases: «a slice of toast», «beans on toast», «make a toast», «toast to», «warm as toast».

Examples

• I had two slices of toast for breakfast. tree →
• Dad toasted the bread under the grill. tree →
• Beans on toast is a quick dinner. tree →
• Never put a knife in the toaster. tree →
• Everyone raised a glass and made a toast to Grandma. tree →
• We toasted marshmallows over the campfire. tree →
• Toasting bread is a change you cannot reverse. tree →
• We sat by the fire, warm as toast. tree →
• Babette clinked glasses with Rudy, and he returned thanks for the toast. tree →

Note

Toast (bread) is uncountable: «some toast», «a slice/piece of toast», not «a toast». «A toast» means the drinking wish. «Toasted» is the adjective for food. Informal «you're toast» means you are in big trouble.