break
verb
uk
/breɪk/ us
/breɪk/ broke | brokenbreak verb (DAMAGE)
A2 [ I or T ]
break into pieces I dropped the vase and it broke into pieces.
Charles is always breaking things.
- hurtI hurt my arm climbing over the fence.
- injureThe bomb killed ten people and injured many more.
- woundHe was wounded so badly in the attack that doctors said he might never walk again.
- maimThe atrocities have killed or maimed thousands of people.
- tortureThe guards were accused of torturing prisoners.
- stabHe was fatally stabbed with a kitchen knife.
break verb (END)
B2 [ I or T ]
to destroy or end something, or to come to an end:
- The routine was the same every day, with nothing to break the monotony.
- A thrush's song was the only sound to break the silence.
- She managed to decipher/break/crack the code.
- I'm trying to get him to break the habit of switching on the TV when he comes home at night.
- She came perilously close to getting herself killed in her attempt to break the world record.
- abandon
- abandonment
- all good things (must) come to an end idiom
- and have done with it idiom
- be over the hump idiom
- brake
- cure
- freeze
- get something out of the way idiom
- get something over with phrasal verb
- give over phrasal verb
- grind to a halt idiom
- halt
- slam on the brakes
- snap
- snap out of something phrasal verb
- snuff something out phrasal verb
- stamp
- stamp on something phrasal verb
- stamp something out phrasal verb
break verb (NOT OBEY)
- They connived to break the school rules at every opportunity.
- She seems to think that it's perfectly all right to break the law.
- She is at worst corrupt, and at best has been knowingly breaking the rules.
- He broke his promise and there wasn't a thing we could do about it.
- They broke with convention by giving up their jobs and becoming self-sufficient.
- abide
- abide by something phrasal verb
- adhere
- adhere strictly to something
- adhere to something phrasal verb
- bend
- buck the system idiom
- contumacy
- derogate
- derogation
- enforcer
- fall foul of something idiom
- flout
- guilty
- observe
- perpetrate
- transgress
- unenforced
- violable
- violation
તમે વિષયોમાં સંબંધિત શબ્દો, શબ્દસમૂહો અને સમાનાર્થી પણ શોધી શકો છો:
break verb (DIVIDE)
- An enzyme in the saliva of the mouth starts the process of breaking down the food.
- Vitamin B6 helps build and break down carbohydrates, fats, and protein, and aids in the formation and maintenance of the nervous system.
- The syllabus is broken down into four main areas: reading, writing, listening and speaking.
- The story is broken down into little bits of text to help children read it themselves.
- It's much easier if you break down large projects into a series of small tasks.
break verb (INTERRUPT)
break verb (USE FORCE)
break something down He threatened to break the door down (= enter using force).
break something up The police broke up the fight (= ended it forcefully).
break verb (EMOTION)
break someone's will They tried to break his will (= make him lose his determination to fight or continue), but he resisted.
break verb (BECOME KNOWN)
C2 [ I or T ]
break a story It was the local newspaper that first broke the story (= told the public).
When the scandal broke (= came to the public's attention), the CEO resigned immediately.
break verb (WAVES)
break verb (WEATHER)
- add
- admin
- aggravate
- aggravating
- aggravating factor
- descent
- descent into something
- deteriorate
- deterioration
- devaluation
- lower
- lower the tone
- make matters worse idiom
- one step forward, two steps back idiom
- regress
- vitiate
- vulgarization
- vulgarize
- wear thin idiom
- worse
તમે વિષયોમાં સંબંધિત શબ્દો, શબ્દસમૂહો અને સમાનાર્થી પણ શોધી શકો છો:
break verb (STORM)
- bleakly
- bleakness
- broke
- depression
- dreich
- fickle
- fickleness
- gray
- inclement
- murk
- murky
- rough
- roughness
- sock
- sock something/someone in (with sb) phrasal verb
- sunless
- threatening
- treacherously
- unflyable
- unseasonable
તમે વિષયોમાં સંબંધિત શબ્દો, શબ્દસમૂહો અને સમાનાર્થી પણ શોધી શકો છો:
break verb (DAY)
break verb (VOICE)
- about turn! idiom
- about-face
- alterable
- altered
- alternate
- ambidextrous
- churn
- goalpost
- make an about-face
- make an about-turn
- make something into something phrasal verb
- malleable
- meta
- mutate
- retool
- reversible
- reversibly
- revolutionize
- rollback
- transcribe
તમે વિષયોમાં સંબંધિત શબ્દો, શબ્દસમૂહો અને સમાનાર્થી પણ શોધી શકો છો:
break verb (TENNIS)
break verb (TEAM BALL SPORTS)
break verb (POOL/SNOOKER)
break verb (BALL)
break verb (HORSE)
સમાનાર્થી
રૂઢિપ્રયોગો
વાકયાંશ ક્રિયાપદો
break
noun
uk
/breɪk/ us
/breɪk/break noun (INTERRUPTION)
[ C ] mainly UK
- abeyance
- adjournment
- asynchronously
- break time
- break-journey
- comfort stop
- hiatus
- hold something in abeyance
- in abeyance
- interlude
- intermission
- interval
- lull
- lull in something
- moratorium
- non-continuous
- one-stop
- plateau
- smoko
- stoppage
તમે વિષયોમાં સંબંધિત શબ્દો, શબ્દસમૂહો અને સમાનાર્થી પણ શોધી શકો છો:
break noun (OPPORTUNITY)
C2 [ C ]
- chanceI didn't get a chance to say goodbye.
- opportunityEveryone will get the opportunity to comment.
- breakHer big break came when she was offered a role in a Spielberg movie.
- springboardHe hoped writing an opinion piece for The Times would be the springboard he needed to get into journalism.
- another/a second bite at/of the cherry idiom
- at every opportunity
- at the earliest opportunity
- be in with a shout idiom
- fish
- given half a/the chance idiom
- going
- golden opportunity
- have a field day idiom
- have a go
- inch
- iron
- launch pad
- opportunity
- opportunity of doing something
- pass someone by phrasal verb
- platform
- room for manoeuvre idiom
- the American dream
- the run of something idiom
break noun (WHAT HAPPENS)
the breaks
informal
- align
- bad luck
- bad omen
- bad/hard/tough luck! idiom
- be bad luck on someone idiom
- fortunately
- fortune cookie
- fortune smiles on someone idiom
- get the short end of the stick idiom
- godsend
- lucky
- lucky escape
- malediction
- may the best man/person win! idiom
- merciful
- unfortunate
- unfortunately
- unluckily
- unlucky
- voodoo
તમે વિષયોમાં સંબંધિત શબ્દો, શબ્દસમૂહો અને સમાનાર્થી પણ શોધી શકો છો:
break noun (DAMAGE)
There's a break in the pipe.
- injuryHe was treated for minor injuries.
- woundMost of the casualties had gunshot wounds.
- cutHe walked away from the car crash with only cuts and bruises.
- gashHe was bleeding profusely from a deep gash in his leg.
- scratchShe had little scratches all over her arms.
- lacerationA doctor's report said the laceration had cut the jugular vein.
break noun (END)
[ C ]
the end of a relationship, connection, or way of doing something:
break noun (TENNIS)
break noun (POOL/SNOOKER)
He scored his third century break of the tournament.
