What to read after How to Use the Word “Break” In English: A Comprehensive Guide to the Word “Break”?

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

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 sth in this way

Example Sentences:

Many large trees broke under the weight of heavy snow.

(break (in/into sth)) A passenger plane skidded off the runway and broke into pieces

(break sth) At the age of 15, Day broke her legs in a car accident.

A museum visitor intentionally broke a vase in the exhibition.

(break sth in/into sth) He broke the table into many pieces and wood splinters flew up into the air.

Meaning 2:

(break sth) to do sth that is considered illegal or to fail to keep your promise, words, etc.

Example Sentences:

When minors break the law, they usually appear in juvenile court.

Why do some employees break the rules?

With their permission, you can break the agreement

I had no other option but to break the contract with them

What can you do when you break a promise to yourself?

He broke the speed limit 15 times in four hours and was fined heftily.

Meaning 3:

(break sth) to make sth come to an end forcefully

Example Sentences:

Tear gas was hurled into the buildings to break the strike.

They have managed to break the siege.

Meaning 4:

to destroy sth or make sb/sth weaker or unable to bear sth; to become weak or be destroyed

Example Sentences:

(break sb/sth)

A loss would have definitely broken his morale.

His battle with debilitating medical conditions never broke his resolve to struggle to maintain a productive life.

The first time we confronted them; they broke our momentum and broke our spirit.

He broke her by his harsh words.

Racism broke her. (destroyed his confidence)

(break under)

The prisoner broke under questioning​ and confessed that he stole the money.

He broke under pressure and lost the game.

Meaning 5:

(break sth) to end a relationship, association, connection, etc. with sb/sth

Example Sentence:

After he left college, he broke all ties with his former life.