How to Use the Word "Break" In English
ebook ∣ A Comprehensive Guide to the Word "Break": Words In Common Usage, #1 · Words In Common Usage
By Manik Joshi

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This Book Covers The Following Topics:
01. English Verb — 'Break'
02. Meanings of the Main Verb 'Break'
03. Idioms With the Word 'Break'
04. Phrasal Verbs With the Word 'Break'
05. Proverbs/Sayings With the Word 'Break'
06. Useful Expressions With the Word 'Break'
07. English Word: 'Break' — Useful Notes
(A). 'Imperative Sentences' With the Verb 'Break'
(B). 'Break' As A Noun
(C). 'Break' As An Adjective
(D). Other Useful Words With 'Break'
08. Conjugation of the Verb 'Break'
Sample This:
Break is an irregular verb. Its three forms are as follows:
First Form (Base Form) — BREAK
Second Form (Past Form) — BROKE
Third Form (Past Participle) — BROKEN
Present Perfect of 'Break' – Have/Has Broken
Past Perfect of 'Break' — Had Broken
-ING Form of 'Break' — Breaking
Infinitive of 'Break' — To Break
MOST COMMON Meanings OF 'BREAK' AS THE MAIN VERB ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Meaning 1:
to be damaged and divided or separated into two or more parts due to force of some type; to damage something in this way
Example Sentences:
The helicopter blade broke in the storm.
(break (in/into something))
A passenger plane skidded off the runway and broke into pieces.
(break something)
A museum visitor intentionally broke a vase in the exhibition.
Breaking atoms can release energy.
(break something in/into something)
He broke the table into many pieces and wood splinters flew up into the air.
Meaning 2:
(break something) to do something that is considered illegal, unethical, etc.; to fail to keep promises, words, etc.
Example Sentences:
When minors break the law, they usually appear in juvenile court.
Meaning 3:
(of a body part) to fracture or crack a bone in the body.
Example Sentences:
The actress broke her nose on the set of the film.
Meaning 4:
(break something) to make something come to an end forcefully
Example Sentences:
Tear gas was hurled into the buildings to break the strike.
Meaning 5:
to become weak or be destroyed; to destroy something or make somebody/something weaker or unable to bear something
Example Sentences:
(break somebody/something)
A loss would have definitely broken his morale.
Meaning 6:
(break something) to end a relationship, association, connection, etc. with somebody/something
Example Sentences:
How to break the chain of transmission!
Meaning 7:
(break somebody) to make somebody feel extremely sad, lonely, etc. in a way that prevents them from leading a normal life
Example Sentences:
His deteriorated health broke him from the inside.