break
/breɪk/
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Translation
To make something come apart into pieces, or to stop it working.
Word origin
From Old English brecan, meaning to break.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- brecan
Grammar
Verb typeirregular (break, breaks, broke, broken)
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
careful, .
"Break" means to make something come apart into pieces.
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"Breaks" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Broke" is the past form of "break".
To break is to make something come apart into pieces, or to stop it working. The past form is "broke".
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