Break meaning in English

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Definition

to break (something): to damage (something), to make (something) stop working or functioning verb
Who broke my computer? Now it doesn't work, I can't do anything with it!

This is an irregular verb:
I break / I broke / I have broken
a break: a pause, an interruption, a rupture, an interval noun

UK: Shall we take a break for five minutes?
US: I broke my computer last night. I'm always breaking things.

Examples

  • "Edward : I think I broke my chakra."
  • "No one was harmed in the incident, though one 94-year-old man broke his hip dancing the samba around the burning vehicle."
  • "I'm the new intern, but I've broken the door handle."
  • "Moira : Thank you João, we'll be back with more on the game after the break."
  • "Come on people, break the chains!"
  • "Edward : I think you broke my appendix, sir."
  • "Jackson Bollocks : Listen Mr Jones, I'm going to give you a basic lesson in materials: a tall figure made from glass would soon break, especially if it were full of liquid."
  • "Did you have your heart broken?"
  • "The nose is broken."
  • "Time for a delicious, nutritious lunch break."
  • "Examples: "He never apologized for breaking my nose, but I still love him.""
  • "My AC unit is broken!"
  • "She broke his nose, and he broke her heart, but apparently they've patched everything up now."
  • "Steffi : The bottles are not broken, everything is fine with the merchandise."
  • "Although the media has been banned from the meetings, sources have reported yelling, dogs barking, and numerous bottles breaking during the negotiations."
  • "Examples: "She still hasn't apologized for breaking my heart or my nose."
  • "Join us after the break, when we'll be talking to the invisible man."
  • "Icarus : Because my mother broke her hip!"
  • "I've broken the Delavigne Corporation before even starting my first day."
  • "broken articles"

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