Break

/bɹeɪk/

Synonyms for "break" (1302 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (261)

Verb(31 words)

burst bust fail fracturego againstsmash split violate bankrupt better bisect breachbreach a contractbreaching a contractbreak awaybreak dancebreak downbreak inbreak offbreak out

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break upbreak-dancebring outbump bustedcave incease check chipped collapsecome apart

Noun(29 words)

fracture intermission pause recess rupture abstain adjournmentat restbeam failurebork breachbreach of contract claimbreach of contract lawsuitbreach of contract suitbreach of oral contractbreak of servebreakage breaking breakout bruch

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burst effortbursting busting busts caesurae caesurascause damagecease chops

Determiner(1 words)

a halt

abeyanceabout faceabout shipabout-face abrade abrasion abscond abysm abyss accidentality acclimate acclimatize accommodate accommodation accustomactuarial calculationadapt adaptation adjust adjustment

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adventitiousnessagree to disagreealienation alter alteration ameliorate amelioration announce aperture apostasy appear apprentice arrearage arroyo backback and fillbankrupt barkbe at cross-purposesbe changedbe converted intobe poisedbe renewedbe ruinedbear awaybear marketbear offbear to starboardbearish marketbeatbeat aboutbeat downbecome insolventbecome publicbedbed downbefall begin bend betide betterment billow blemish blessing bloody blooper blow bonerboo booboo-boo bootbottom outbouncebox canyonbox offbreachbreach of friendshipbreak awaybreak downbreak forthbreak groundbreak inbreak ofbreak offbreak openbreak outbreak the icebreak throughbreak to harnessbreak upbreak withbreakage breakout breaks breath breathe breatherbreathing placebreathing spacebreathing spellbreathing timebreed bridle brightenbring aboutbring lowbring roundbring to termsbring upbroken circuitbrowbeat brush bulldoze bully bump bunk burglarize burgle burnburn offburstburst forthburst inbustbuzz aboutcaesuracall a breakcall it a daycall timecan cantcant roundcanyon carriagecase hardencashier castcast aboutcastrate casualness cavecave incavity ceasecease firecease-fire cessation chafe chance changechange coursechange of heartchange the headingchangeableness chap chasm cheapen cheapening check checker chimney chink chip chopchop and changecigarette breakcipher circuitcircuital fieldcirculateclamp down onclash claw clear cleavage cleave cleft cleuchclosed circuitcloughcocktail hourcoercecoffee breakcol collapse collide comb comecome aboutcome apartcome aroundcome forthcome offcome outcome roundcome unstuckcommence comminute

Adjective(2 words)

brief reliefbroken

Strong matches (390)

communicate compelcomplete circuitconcussion condition confirm conflict confound confuteconk outconquerconstructive changecontingency continuity contradict contravene controvert conversion convey coulee

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couloir counter cow crack crackle cranny crash craze crevasse crevice crime cripple crumble crumple crush cryptanalyze cultivate cure curry currycomb cutcut apartcut offcut pricescwm dash daunt dawnday offdead circuitdebilitate decamp decipherdeclare a recessdeclinedeclining marketdecode decompose deconsecrate decrypt defalcation defeat defect defection deficiency deficit defile deflate deflation defrock defy degenerate degenerationdegenerative changedegrade deliverance delivery dell dement demerit demolish demoralize demote departdepart fromdeplume depose depreciate depreciation deprive despotize destiny destroy detach deteriorate deterioration dethrone devaluate devaluation develop deviate deviation differ difference dike disaccord disaccustom disaffection disagree disarrange disavow disband disbar discharge discipline disclose disconfirm discontinuation discontinue discontinuity discourage discrown disemploy disengage disenthrone disfavor disgrade disintegrate disjoin dismiss disobey disperse displace displume disprove disregard disrupt disruption dissent dissolve disturb disunion disunity ditch dive diverge divergence diversification diversify diversion diversity divide dividedness division divulge dodo violence todomesticate domesticize domineerdomineer overdongadouble a pointdowngrade downtime draw drench drill droop dropdrum outease upebb and floweducate emerge emergence end enervateenforced respiteenslave erupt escape escapism establish estrangement evasion evert excavation excommunicate exercise exfoliate exhaust expel explode extrication fade fail faint fallfall in pricefall outfall to piecesfalling-out familiarize fate fault fauxfaux pasfeed fellfetch aboutfetch upfind ventfire fissure fit fitting fixfizzle outflagflash burnflatten flaw flee flightflip flopflip of a coinflip-flop flop flout fluke flukiness flume flyfly aboutfodder foil foldfold upforce form fortuitousness fortuity fortune foster found fracture fragment fray frazzle freeing fret frustrate furlough furrow gaffe gallgalvanic circuitgamble gap gape gash gentleget aboutget abroadget afloatget aroundget exposureget throughgetawaygive awaygive outgive the axgive the gategive upgive waygogo aboutgo bankruptgo brokego downhillgo forthgo into receivershipgo softgo the roundsgo to piecesgo to potgo to ruingo to the dogsgo undergo upgood fortunegood luckgorgegradual changegrindgrind downgroom groovegrow brightgrow lightgulch gulf gully gybe habituatehalf timehalf-time intermissionhalt handle

Noun(34 words)

computer crashcrackcrack under loadcrackingcracking ceilingcracks dies disconnectdisconnected organsdisconnection disconnections disconnectsdiscontinuity on the intervaldishonour disruption disruptionsdutch brekenerror failfalling out

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fault faulting faults fissure fracturesfragmented sentencesfragments gaolbreak gap gapsgeological faultgood luckhalftime halftimes

Verb(42 words)

conk outcontravene crackcrack under pressurecracked crumbled damp dampen dashing dawned deciphers demote develop die disclose discontinue discoverdisobey safety rules lawlesslydivulge erupt

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exposefall apartfall infaulted flauntsforce a doorforcedforçar a portafounderget aroundget outgivegive awaygive outgive spacegive upgive wayglitched gogo badgo downground to a halt

Adjective(4 words)

devastateddisconnected lessonextended pausefractured

Related words (651)

hap happen happenstancehappy chancehappy hourharden harnesshaul aroundhave currencyhear a different drummerheaveheave roundheedless haphenpeck hesitation hiatushit the skidshitch hole holiday

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hot circuithouse-train housebreakhow they fallhumble humiliate hurt ignore impart impoverish improper impropriety improve improvement inaugurate incise incision indecorum indeterminacy indeterminateness infract infringe initiate injure injury innovate interfere interim interject interlude intermezzo intermission intermit intermittence interpose interregnum interrupt interruption interval intervene intimidate intrude inure irregularity issuance issue jailbreak jangle jarjew downjibejibe all standingjoint jostle jumpkeep downkeep underkickkick upstairskloofknock offlacerate laceration lack lacuna languish lapselateral circuitlaw of averageslay offlayoff leak leakage leave leg lesionlet golet outletup liberationlick into shapelift light lighten liquidate litterlive circuitlook look-in looplord it overlot lour lower lowering lucklucky breaklucky strikelullmagnetic circuitmaimmake mincemeat ofmake publicmake redundantmanagemark downmarkdown master maul meliorate melioration microcircuit milk mismatch mismatemiss staysmissing linkmitigate mitigation moat modification modulate modulation moiramortal woundmultiple circuitmultiple seriesmutate mutilate mutilation nap naturalize need negatenose divenose-dive notch nullah nurse nurture object occasion occuroff marketoff-time offend omission openopen ruptureopening opportunity oppress orient orientate oust out outage outlet overawe overbear overcome overmaster override overthrow overwhelm pare parenthesis passpass onpassage path pauper pauperize pause peakpeg outpenetrate pensionpension offpeter outpierce pine plateau plow plummet plummeting plunge plypoint of reposepoop outpopple practice preparepress heavy onprice cutprice fallprice reductionprinciple of indeterminacyprinted circuitprisonbreak probability problematicness prostrate punctuate puncture purgeput aboutput backput downput in tuneput to schoolpuzzle outqualification quaver quellquiet spellradical changeraiserandom sampleravinere creationre-creationread out ofready realignment rear rebutrecall of ambassadorsrecess redesign reduce reduction reform reformation refute rehearse relax release relief remaking remission removeremove from officerend renewal renounce rent replace repress repudiate rescue reshaping resolve respite restresting pointrestructuring retireretreating marketreveal reversal revival revive revivification revolt revolution riddanceride downride override roughshod overrift rime rip riserise and fallrisk rive rob rollround a pointrub downruin runrun of luckrupture rush sack saddle sagsagging marketsavage scald scale scape scatter scend schism scissure scorch scotch scrape scratch scuff scuttle seam season secessionsecond-degree burnsee the lightsendsend to schoolseparate forciblyseparation serendipityseries multipleset at defianceset at naughtset naught byset upsetting-free sever shard shatter shave sheer shift shiver shortshort circuitshortage shot showshut downsink skin slash slew slice slit slot slump smash snapsnap the threadsoft marketsolecism solve sore space spell splinter split sprain spreadspread aboutspread like wildfirespring a leaksqueak stabstab woundstand downstand-down startstatistical probabilitystay stick stopstop for breathstrainstreak of luckstretch stripstrip of officestrip of rankstroke of lucksubdue subjugatesudden changesuperannuate suppress surcease surge surplus suspend suspension swell swerveswing roundswing the sternswitch tacktake a breaktake a recesstake a resttake a turntake fivetake in handtake tentake the plungetake time outtametea breaktear tell ten tend terrorizethe breakstheory of probabilitythird-degree burnthrow abouttimetime offtime outtosstotal changetraintrample downtrample ontrample underfoottrample upontransgress transition transmit transpire trauma traumatizetread downtread underfoottread upontrench trespass trim truce turnturn asideturn backturn intoturn offturn outturn overturn the cornerturnabout tyrannizetyrannize overullage uncertaintyuncertainty principleunchurch uncrownundergo a changeundermine undulate unevenness unfold unfrock unman unravel unriddle unsaddle unseat unthrone upheaval vacation valley vanquish variation variety varyvector fieldveer vent violate violationviolent changevoid wadiwalk all overwalk overwant wantage warp water wave weaken wean wearwear awaywear outwear shipwear thinwearyweigh heavy onwhatever comeswilt wind wont worsen worsening woundwounds immedicablewrench yaw yield yoke

Noun(75 words)

happy chanceholiday breakholidays interlude intermissionsinterrupted periodinterruption interruptions interrupts jailbreak lulls malfunction miraclemore recordnorwegian brytenorwegian åpenopen framepart wayspartspause in action

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pauses pausing pickaxesportuguese intervaloprison-breaking prisonbreakproject pausequit recessesrecords of academic excellencerecovery periodrefreshment reprieve reprieves respite respitesrest breakrest intervalresting rests retreating rift romper ruptures rupturing severance severing shards shatter shattering shift siesta siestas skedaddle smashes smashing snapping snaps splitsplit opensplits splitting stave staving stops sundering suspensiontime outtime-out timeout vacationing vacations violatingwifi disconnectwindow smash

Verb(45 words)

holidayed hyphenates infract interluded intermit interrupt interruptedkick downstairslay offlet onlet outlet upoffend part pause pickaxed quit recharges recrudesce relegate

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reneges reveal ruin scooped separate shatter shatters shear shivered smashedsnap offsnapped soften splinteredsplit upstop subject sunders tame transgress uncover unwrap weaken wearwear out

Adjective(5 words)

hyphenated adjectivelong haltlong intervalshatteredswedish rast

Determiner(1 words)

the rest

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

173 entries

accident action alter alteration annul appear assign avoid becomebehavior changebelie bluntbreak loosebreak offbreak upbreakup

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More specific

14 entries

abstain cease crack fail fissure fracture intermission malfunction quit recess shatter split stallstudy break

Collocations

11 entries

break roombreak timebreaking newshabit breakingice breakinglaw breakinglunch breakrecessrecord breakingshort breakstudy break

Inflections

4 entries

breaking breaks broke broken

Derivations

8 entries

breakable breakage breakdown breaker breaking broke broken unbreakable

Antonyms

3 entries

keep make repair

similar

58 entries

abandonbreak awaybreak downbreak inbreak outbreak upbring outburst bustbuy the farmcash in one's chipscheck chink choke collapsecome apart

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Translations

623 translations across 120 languages.

Afrikaans

2 entries

breuk noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
breek verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Albanian

2 entries

prish thyej verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
thyen verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Amharic

1 entries

ሰበረ verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Ancient Greek

3 entries

ἀνάπαυσις noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
ῥήγνυμαι verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
ῥήγνυμι verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Arabic

4 entries

اِسْتِرَاحَة noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
اِنْكَسَرَ verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
اِنْكَسَرَ verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
كسر verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Argobba

1 entries

ሰበራ verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Armenian

4 entries

ընդմիջում noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
խախտել verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))
կոտրատել verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
կոտրել verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Aromanian

4 entries

arup verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
arup verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
aspargu verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
crep verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Assamese

4 entries

ভঙা verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
ভঙা verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
ভাঙা verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
ভাঙা verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Asturian

1 entries

frañer verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

fasilə noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
atmaq verb (to cause a habit to no longer exist)
pozmaq verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))
qırmaq verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Bakhtiari

1 entries

اشکندن verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Basque

4 entries

apurtu verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
hautsi verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
puskatu verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
puskatu verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Belarusian

4 entries

перапы́нак noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
прэ́рва noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
злама́цца verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
злама́ць verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Bhojpuri

1 entries

तूड़ल verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Bulgarian

4 entries

междуча́сие noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
па́уза noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
нарушавам verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))
разбивам verb (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)

Catalan

4 entries

rompre verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
rompre's verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
trencar verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
trencar-se verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

شکاندن verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Cherokee

2 entries

ᎠᎦᎳᏍᎦ verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
ᎠᏍᏆᎵᏍᎦ verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

休息 noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
壞 /坏 verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)
打破 verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
打破 verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Cornish

2 entries

krackya verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
krackya verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Czech

4 entries

pauza noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
přestávka noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
pokazit verb (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)
pokazit se verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)

Danish

4 entries

pause noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
bryde verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))
bryde sammen verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)
brække verb (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)

Dutch

4 entries

breken verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
breken verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
breken verb (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)
breken verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))

Egyptian

1 entries

s-D:Z9 verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Esperanto

4 entries

paŭzo noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
rompi verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
rompi verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
rompiĝi verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Estonian

3 entries

murdma verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
murduma verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
rikkuma verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))

Extremaduran

2 entries

brital verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
rompel verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Finnish

4 entries

käänne noun (change in weather)
tauko noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
hajota verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
hajota verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)

French

4 entries

changement noun (change in weather)
pause noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
briser verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
briser verb (to cause a person to lose spirit or will)

Friulian

4 entries

crevâ verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
frangi verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
franzi verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
rompi verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Galician

4 entries

crebar verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
crebar verb (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)
quebrar verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
quebrar verb (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)

Ge'ez

1 entries

ሰበረ verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Georgian

4 entries

მსხვრევა verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
მტვრევა verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
ტყდომა verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
ტყდომა verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

German

4 entries

Pause noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
Umschwung noun (change in weather)
abbremsen verb (to interrupt a fall)
aufbrechen verb (to cause to no longer bar)

Gothic

1 entries

𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Greek

4 entries

διάλειμμα noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
σπάζω verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
σπάω verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
χαλάω verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)

Hamer-Banna

1 entries

aisá verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Hebrew

4 entries

הפר verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))
התקלקל verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)
נשבר verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
שָׁבַר verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Hindi

2 entries

अंतराल verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
टूटना verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Hungarian

4 entries

szünet noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
elkedvetlenít verb (to cause a person to lose spirit or will)
elromlik verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)
elront verb (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)

Icelandic

4 entries

brjóta verb (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)
brjóta verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))
brjóta verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)
brotna verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Ido

1 entries

ruptar verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Indonesian

3 entries

mematahkan verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
memutuskan verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
patah verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Ingrian

3 entries

kateta verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
taittaa verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
taittua verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Irish

4 entries

bris verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
bris verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
bris verb (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)
bris verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)

Italian

4 entries

pausa noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
sosta noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
annientare verb (to cause a person to lose spirit or will)
annullare verb (to cause a person to lose spirit or will)

Jamaican Creole

1 entries

mash up verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Japanese

4 entries

休憩 noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
ひびが入る verb (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)
割る verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
割れる verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Javanese

1 entries

nugel verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Kazakh

3 entries

сындыру verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
сындыру verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
сыну verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Khmer

4 entries

ល្ហែ noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
បាក់ verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
បែក verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
បែក verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Korean

4 entries

휴게 noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
깨다 verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))
깨트리다 verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
부러뜨리다 verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Kyrgyz

3 entries

сындыруу verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
сындыруу verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
сынуу verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Latgalian

3 entries

lyuzt verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
salauzeit verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
salauzt verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Latin

4 entries

cōnfringō verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
cōnfringō verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
frangō verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
frangō verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Latvian

4 entries

pārtraukums noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
lauzt verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
lauzt verb (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)
lauzt verb (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)

Lithuanian

4 entries

pauzė noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
pertrauka noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
sulaužyti verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
sulaužyti verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Lombard

1 entries

romp verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Low German

2 entries

breken verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
briäken verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Lutuv

1 entries

para verb (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)

Macedonian

2 entries

кр́ши verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
ломи verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Maltese

2 entries

kiser verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
nkiser verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Maore Comorian

2 entries

ufusiha verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
upasuha verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Middle Dutch

1 entries

breken verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Middle English

2 entries

breken verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
chynen verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Mongo

1 entries

buna verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Mongolian

3 entries

зөрчих verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))
хагалах verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
хагарах verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Māori

3 entries

pekehāwani verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))
takahi verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))
whakakaurapa verb (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)

Neapolitan

1 entries

rompe verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Ngazidja Comorian

4 entries

huungua verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
upasua verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
uvundza verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
uvundziha verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Norman

1 entries

rompre verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

North Frisian

3 entries

breeg verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
breege verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
breek verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Northern Sami

1 entries

biđget verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Occitan

4 entries

esberlar verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
fragar verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
quebrar verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
trencar verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Odia

1 entries

ଭାଙ୍ଗିବା verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Old English

2 entries

brecan verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
ofbrecan verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Old Frisian

1 entries

breka verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Old High German

1 entries

brehhan verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Old Javanese

1 entries

tugĕl verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Old Saxon

1 entries

brekan verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Ossetian

1 entries

сӕттын verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries

آرالق noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
قیرمق verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
قیرمق verb (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)

Persian

4 entries

خراب کردن verb (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)
خرد کردن verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
شکستن verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
شکستن verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Polabian

2 entries

lümĕt verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
vėzlümĕt verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Polish

4 entries

przerwa noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
połamać się verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
psuć verb (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)
psuć się verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)

Portuguese

4 entries

pausa noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
desrespeitar verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))
estragar verb (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)
partir verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Quechua

3 entries

llik'iy verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
p'akiy verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
pakii verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Romanian

4 entries

pauză noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
crăpa verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
frânge verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
frânge verb (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)

Romansch

2 entries

romper verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
rumper verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Russian

4 entries

переры́в noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
бро́сить verb (to cause a habit to no longer exist)
броса́ть verb (to cause a habit to no longer exist)
доводить verb (to cause a person to lose spirit or will)

Sanskrit

1 entries

भनक्ति verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

bris verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
bris verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
bris verb (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)
bris verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

lomiti verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
ломити verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Sinhalese

1 entries

කඩනවා verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Slovak

4 entries

prestávka noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
narušiť verb (to cause to no longer bar)
pokaziť verb (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)
pokaziť sa verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)

Slovene

4 entries

odmor noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
pokvariti verb (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)
pokvariti se verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)
prekršiti verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))

Somali

1 entries

jabid verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Spanish

4 entries

asueto noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
quiete noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
conculcar verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))
contravenir verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))

Sranan Tongo

2 entries

broko verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
broko verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Sundanese

2 entries

mites verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
pites verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Swahili

2 entries

kuvunja verb (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)
kuvunjika verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)

Swedish

4 entries

avbrott noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
paus noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
rast noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
bryta verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Tagalog

4 entries

tayong noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
baliin verb (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)
basagin verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
mabasag verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Tajik

1 entries

шикастан verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Tatar

1 entries

сындырырга verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Telugu

3 entries

చెడిపోవు verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)
విరగగొట్టు verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
విరుచు verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Thai

4 entries

ชำรุด verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)
ชำรุด verb (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)
ฝ่าฝืน verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))
พัง verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Tok Pisin

4 entries

bruk verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
bruk verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)
brukim verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
brukim verb (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)

Turkish

4 entries

ara noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
bozmak verb (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)
bozulmak verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)
kırmak verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Turkmen

2 entries

dövmek verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
gyrmak verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Ugaritic

1 entries

𐎘𐎁𐎗 verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Ukrainian

4 entries

пере́рва noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
злама́ти verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
зламати verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
лама́ти verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Upper Sorbian

2 entries

złamać verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
łamać verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Urdu

2 entries

وقفہ noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
ٹوٹنا verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Uzbek

3 entries

tanaffus noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
buzmoq verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
sindirmoq verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Vietnamese

4 entries

giải lao noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
nghỉ noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
bị bể verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
hỏng verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)

Welsh

4 entries

toriad noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
torri verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
torri verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
torri verb (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)

West-Frisian

1 entries

brekke verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Yiddish

2 entries

צעברעכן verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
צעברעכן verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Sample sentences

132 total sentences available.

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I slept a little during lunch break because I was so tired.

Source: tatoeba (1882)

Sometimes hockey players get so competitive that fights break out.

Source: tatoeba (2010)

You have been thinking about this problem the whole morning. Take a break; go eat lunch.

Source: tatoeba (2192)

Can you break away from your parents?

Source: tatoeba (15970)

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