Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

break fast

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables
break -fast
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of breakfast (“meal eaten after fasting”).

verb

Alternative form of break one's fast

verb

Alternative form of breakfast

Archaic

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

break fasts (plural) breaks fast (present, singular) breaking fast (participle, present) broke fast (past) broken fast (participle, past)

Questions

What does break fast mean?
Alternative form of breakfast (“meal eaten after fasting”).

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