Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive)To take a stand, to contend [with for ‘to the benefit of’] [with in favour of ‘to the benefit of’] [with against ‘in opposition to’]

    eine Lanze brechen

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, a, lance.

Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to take a stand:

Origin

After the knightly practice of jousting.

After the knightly practice of jousting.

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Forms

breaks a lance, breaking a lance, broke a lance, broken a lance
Base formbreak a lance · to break a lance
3rd person singularbreaks a lance
Present participlebreaking a lance
Past simplebroke a lance
Past participlebroken a lance

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybreak a lance
he, she, itbreaks a lance

Past simpleLesson

all personsbroke a lance

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave broken a lance
he, she, ithas broken a lance

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill break a lance

Word family

1 related words
Relatedtake sides

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
breadthbreadwinnerC2breakA1breakableB2breakagebreakdownB2
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