Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

break one's fast

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: break one's -fast
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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.

Dated

verb

To conclude any period of intentional fasting (usually for religious or medical reasons) by consuming food.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

breaks one's fast (present, singular) breaking one's fast (participle, present) broke one's fast (past) broken one's fast (participle, past) break fast (alternative)

Questions

What does break one's fast mean?: 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.

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