break one's fast

== English == === Alternative forms === break fast === Pronunciation === === Verb === break one's fast (third-person singular simple present breaks one's fast, present participle breaking one's fast, simple past broke one's fast, past participle broken one's fast) (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. To conclude any period of intentional fasting (usually for religious or medical reasons) by consuming food. ==== Translations ==== === References === Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989. See entry for "break."