break
/breɪk/break
VERBDefinition of break
If you break something, you make it come apart in a way that cannot easily be put back together, usually by force.
Example: He injured his leg and broke his foot during the crash.
If something such as a machine breaks, it stops working because something is wrong.
Example: My car breaks down about once a week.
If you break a law, rule, promise, etc. you do something that you should not do.
Example: The police can't do anything if no laws are broken.
If you break a surface, limit, record, etc., you go beyond it.
kırmakExample: In 1954 he set a new record of 3:59.4, breaking the old record by more than five minutes.
If you break free or out of something, you could not leave but now you leave.
Example: The police are looking for some prisoners who broke out of the jail.
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EXAMPLESExamples of break
He injured his leg and broke his foot during the crash.
Example sentenceWhen my brother died, my family broke apart.
Example sentenceMy car breaks down about once a week.
Example sentenceThe police can't do anything if no laws are broken.
Example sentenceThese are the rules. Don't break the rules and I won't send you home.
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