break one's fast en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(dated) To eat breakfast; to eat the first meal of the day after a night of not eating or to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food.
Thinking that it might be Lord Carbury, and that, if so, he would probably not wait until half past nine to break his fast, she ran gaily off.
1905, George Bernard Shaw, chapter 3, in The Irrational Knot:His servant placed before him a slice of toasted bread, with a glass of fair water, being the fare on which he usually broke his fast.
1816, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 15, in The Antiquary—Volume II:
- To conclude any period of intentional fasting (usually for religious or medical reasons) by consuming food.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| breaking one's fast | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| broke one's fast | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| breaks one's fast | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| break fast | alternative | lexicographic | |
| broken one's fast | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (42)
bn নাস্তা করা (archaic: to eat breakfast) · cy torri ympryd (archaic: to eat breakfast) · cs Snídat (archaic: to eat breakfast) · cy torri ympryd (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) · pt desjejuar (archaic: to eat breakfast) · pl zjeść śniadanie (archaic: to eat breakfast) · cmn 吃早餐 (archaic: to eat breakfast) · tr kahvaltı etmek (archaic: to eat breakfast) · fr prendre le petit déjeuner (archaic: to eat breakfast) · fr déjeuner (archaic: to eat breakfast) · ru разгове́ться (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) · ru разговля́ться (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) · eo matenmanĝi (archaic: to eat breakfast) · it fare colazione (archaic: to eat breakfast) · ur روزَہ کھولْنا (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) · bn ইফতার সারা (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) · cy brecwasta (archaic: to eat breakfast) · fr rompre le jeûne (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) · it rompere il digiuno (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) · tr oruç açmak (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) · nl ontbijten (archaic: to eat breakfast) · sl zajtrkovati (archaic: to eat breakfast) · vi ăn sáng (archaic: to eat breakfast) · ru за́втракать (archaic: to eat breakfast) · el καταλύω (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) · ja 朝食を食べる (archaic: to eat breakfast) · hy նախաճաշել (archaic: to eat breakfast) · de frühstücken (archaic: to eat breakfast) · bn উপোস ভাঙা (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) · pl jeść śniadanie (archaic: to eat breakfast) · zdj ufungua (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) · fi einehtiä (archaic: to eat breakfast) · ja 朝食を取る (archaic: to eat breakfast) · pl jeść po poście (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) · pl zjeść po poście (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) · ru поза́втракать (archaic: to eat breakfast) · ar أَفْطَرَ (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) · bn ইফতার করা (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) · tr oruç bozmak (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) · es desayunar (archaic: to eat breakfast) · eo malfasti (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) · sw kufungua kinywa (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food)