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break
What does break mean?
break (verb): to separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use break in a sentence?
- If the vase falls to the floor, it might break. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce break?
/bɹeɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does break come from?
From Middle English breken, from Old English brecan (“to break”), from Proto-West Germanic *brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną (“to break”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to break
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “break” mean?
to separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly
Right! That's what “break” means.
to provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales
Not quite: that's what advertise means.
to win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event
Not quite: that's what beat means.
to be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface
Not quite: that's what float means.
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