Toast is bread that's been heated until it turns brown and crispy. You make toast by putting sliced bread in a toaster or under a broiler, where the heat changes the bread's texture and brings out a nutty, slightly sweet flavor. Most people spread butter, jam, or peanut butter on their toast at breakfast.

The word also means a special way of honoring someone by raising your glass and saying a few words before everyone takes a drink together. At a wedding, the best man might give a toast to celebrate the bride and groom, saying kind things about them while guests hold up their glasses. Then everyone says “cheers!” and takes a sip. To toast someone is to honor them this way.

Both meanings share something interesting: they involve warmth and celebration. Regular toast warms your breakfast, while giving a toast warms people's hearts by recognizing something worth celebrating. When you raise a toast to someone, you're acknowledging that they matter and that the moment is special.