break one's fast
To eat breakfast; to eat the first meal of the day after a night of not eating or to…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.
» After the fast comes the break-fast.
Nach dem Fasten kommt das Fastenbrechen. — Adelpa
После поста идёт разговение. — salikh
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(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.
frühstücken
за́втракатьzávtrakatʹ, поза́втракатьpozávtrakatʹ
To conclude any period of intentional fasting (usually for religious or medical reasons) by consuming food.
разговля́тьсяrazgovljátʹsja, разгове́тьсяrazgovétʹsja
Examples
8 sentencesAfter the fast comes the break-fast.
ruПосле поста идёт разговение. — salikh
deNach dem Fasten kommt das Fastenbrechen. — Adelpa
I'm very hungry, so I can't wait until it's time to break the fast.
deIch bin so sehr hungrig, dass ich nicht warten kann, bis es Zeit ist, das Fasten zu beenden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Does chewing gum break the fast?
Breakfast means to "break the fast" you've been observing all night.
The meal you eat when you break your fast is called iftar.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
Forms
breaks one's fast, breaking one's fast, broke one's fast, broken one's fast| Base form | break one's fast · to break one's fast |
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| 3rd person singular | breaks one's fast |
| Present participle | breaking one's fast |
| Past simple | broke one's fast |
| Past participle | broken one's fast |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle