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To eat a meal, especially to eat a shared meal with friends, family, guests, etc.; to be in fellowship with others by eating with them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The knight swore he would not break bread in the castle again until he received reparation for the insult.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To take part in Holy Communion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
have a meal, usually with company
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The early Christian disciples broke bread together
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: eat
Inherited from Middle English breken bred; under medieval conditions, guests brought their own knives worn with them, which were their daggers they hunted and gathered with, then only fit to cut meat. From the expression “break bread with friends” the ellipsis “break bread” implying community developed.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
հաց կիսել
(hacʻ kisel)
— eat a meal, especially shared
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Armenian:
հաց կտրել
(hacʻ ktrel)
— eat a meal, especially shared
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Chinese Mandarin:
進餐 /进餐
(jìncān)
— eat a meal, especially shared
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Danish:
bryde brød
— eat a meal, especially shared
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Dutch:
het brood delen
— eat a meal, especially shared
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Finnish:
murtaa leipä
— eat a meal, especially shared
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French:
rompre le pain
— eat a meal, especially shared
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German:
das Brot miteinander teilen
— eat a meal, especially shared
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Polish:
jeść razem
— eat a meal, especially shared
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Polish:
zjeść razem
— eat a meal, especially shared
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Portuguese:
comer em conjunto
— eat a meal, especially shared
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Russian:
раздели́ть хлеб-соль
(razdelítʹ xleb-solʹ)
— eat a meal, especially shared
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Spanish:
compartir el pan
— eat a meal, especially shared
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Swedish:
bryta bröd
— eat a meal, especially shared
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Turkish:
ekmeğini paylaşmak
— eat a meal, especially shared
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Armenian:
հաց կտրել
(hacʻ ktrel)
— take part in Holy Communion
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Chinese Cantonese:
擘餅 /擘饼
(maak3 beng2)
— take part in Holy Communion
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Chinese Mandarin:
擘餅 /擘饼
(bòbǐng)
— take part in Holy Communion
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Dutch:
het brood breken
— take part in Holy Communion
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Dutch:
het brood delen
— take part in Holy Communion
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Finnish:
murtaa leipä
— take part in Holy Communion
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French:
rompre le pain
— take part in Holy Communion
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German:
Brot brechen
— take part in Holy Communion
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Polish:
łamać chleb
— take part in Holy Communion
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Portuguese:
comungar
— take part in Holy Communion
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Russian:
преломля́ть хлеб
(prelomljátʹ xleb)
— take part in Holy Communion
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Spanish:
comulgar
— take part in Holy Communion
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Swedish:
bryta bröd
— take part in Holy Communion
