Phrase guide

break one's fast

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

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2

verb

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

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Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: նախաճաշել (naxačašel) — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • Bengali: নাস্তা করা (nasta kora) — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • Chinese Mandarin: 吃早餐 (chī zǎocān) — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • Czech: Snídat — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • Dutch: ontbijten — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • Esperanto: matenmanĝi — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • Finnish: einehtiä — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • French: prendre le petit déjeuner — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • French: déjeuner — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • German: frühstücken — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • Italian: fare colazione — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • Japanese: 朝食を取る (chōshoku o toru) — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • Japanese: 朝食を食べる (chōshoku o taberu) — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • Polish: jeść śniadanie — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • Polish: zjeść śniadanie — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • Portuguese: desjejuar — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • Russian: за́втракать (závtrakatʹ) — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • Russian: поза́втракать (pozávtrakatʹ) — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • Slovene: zajtrkovati — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • Spanish: desayunar — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • Turkish: kahvaltı etmek — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • Vietnamese: ăn sáng — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • Welsh: torri ympryd — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • Welsh: brecwasta — archaic: to eat breakfast
  • Arabic: أَفْطَرَ (ʔafṭara) — to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food
  • Bengali: উপোস ভাঙা (upōs bhaṅa) — to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food
  • Bengali: ইফতার করা (iphtar kora) — to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food
  • Bengali: ইফতার সারা (iphtar śara) — to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food
  • Ngazidja Comorian: ufungua — to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food
  • Esperanto: malfasti — to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food
  • French: rompre le jeûne — to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food
  • Greek: καταλύω (katalýo) — to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food
  • Italian: rompere il digiuno — to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food
  • Polish: jeść po poście — to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food
  • Polish: zjeść po poście — to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food
  • Russian: разговля́ться (razgovljátʹsja) — to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food
  • Russian: разгове́ться (razgovétʹsja) — to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food
  • Swahili: kufungua kinywa — to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food
  • Turkish: oruç açmak — to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food
  • Turkish: oruç bozmak — to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food
  • Urdu: روزَہ کھولْنا (roza kholnā) — to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food
  • Welsh: torri ympryd — to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food