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breaks one's fast

breaks one's fast is the third-person singular simple present indicative of break one's fast.

Meaning of break one's fast

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)

  1. (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.
    • 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.1816, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 15, in The Antiquary—Volume II
  2. To conclude any period of intentional fasting (usually for religious or medical reasons) by consuming food.

Questions about breaks one's fast

What is breaks one's fast the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Breaks one's fast is the third-person singular simple present indicative of break one's fast.

Words near breaks one's fast in the dictionary

  1. breaks one off
  2. breaks one's ass
  3. breaks one's back
  4. breaks one's duck
  5. breaks one's fall
  6. breaks one's fast
  7. breaks one's lance
  8. breaks one's maiden
  9. breaks one's neck
  10. breaks one's promise
  11. breaks one's stride

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