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broke bread

broke bread is the simple past of break bread.

Meaning of break bread

Verb

break bread (third-person singular simple present breaks bread, present participle breaking bread, simple past broke bread, past participle broken bread)

  1. 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.
    • The knight swore he would not break bread in the castle again until he received reparation for the insult.
  2. To take part in Holy Communion.
    • In baptism we make covenant; in communion we renew covenant week by week. . . . After offering prayers of thanksgiving, together we break bread and drink from the cup.1979, Ronald E. Osborn, The Faith We Affirm, →ISBN, page 61

Questions about broke bread

What is broke bread the simple past of?
Broke bread is the simple past of break bread.

Words near broke bread in the dictionary

  1. broke and entered
  2. broke apart
  3. broke away
  4. broke back
  5. broke bad
  6. broke bread
  7. broke bulk
  8. broke camp
  9. broke character
  10. broke containment
  11. broke cover

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