break one's fast

Verb

dated

(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.

Japanese Meaning

朝食を食べる / 断食や絶食後に最初の食事を摂る

When visiting the monastery, one was expected to break one's fast quietly before dawn.

修道院を訪れるときは、夜明け前に静かに朝食をとることが求められた。

Sense（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.

Sense（2）

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

breaks one's fast

（ present singular third-person ）

breaking one's fast

（ participle present ）

broke one's fast

（ past ）

broken one's fast

（ participle past ）