break away
To leave suddenlyTo leave suddenly.
» Can you break away from your parents?
Ты можешь вырваться от своих родителей? — Hellerick
Ти можеш вирватися від своїх батьків? — uaspeaker
Zifre · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRTranslations
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Examples
9 sentencesMeaning
2 sensesTo leave suddenly.
She was brought up in a very religious household, but broke away from the church in her teens.
ausbrechen, losmachen
To become separated, literally or figuratively.
A chunk of rock broke away from the cliff edge.
lösen, ablösen
- move away or escape suddenly
- break off (a piece from a whole)
- interrupt a continued activity
- withdraw from an organization or communion
Forms
breaks away, breaking away, broke away, broken awayirregular · Lesson
| Base form | break away · to break away |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | breaks away |
| Present participle | breaking away |
| Past simple | broke away |
| Past participle | broken away |
Tenses
break away · broke away · will break away · have broken awayPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Phrasal verbs
12 phrasal verbs- break upрозставатися, розлучатисяTo end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.расходиться, расставатьсяTo end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.Schluss machen, auseinander gehenTo end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.terminar, separarseTo end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.casserTo end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.rompereTo end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.zerwaćTo end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.ayrılmakTo end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.acabar, terminarTo end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.To break or separate into pieces.
- break intoвломиться, вламыватьсяeindringen, einbrechenforzar la entrada, irrumpirTo enter illegally or by force, especially in order to commit a crime.
- break downвпасти, зламатисяломаться, сломатьсяhängenromperse, descomponersetomber en pannefermare, interromperepadaćbozmak, bozulmakpartir, quebrarTo stop functioning.
- break inвламыватьсяeinbrechenirrumpir, violentarpénétrer par effractionwłamać sięTo enter a place by force or illicit means.
- break outвтіктисбегать, вырыватьсяausbrechensalirse, escaparses'échapperevaderewydostać sięTo escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
- break offвідколюватися, відламуватисяTo become detached by breaking or snapping.откалываться, отколотьсяTo become detached by breaking or snapping.abbrechenoderwać sięTo become detached by breaking or snapping.separarTo remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping.
- break throughdurchbrechenpercerwybijać się, wybić sięTo gain popularity.
- break awayausbrechen, losmachenfugir, escaparTo leave suddenly.
More 4
- break backTo win a game having lost a service game, or during a tiebreak, to win a point against the serve having lost a point while serving.
- break apartTo dismantle something into its base components.
- break withTo cease having a positive connection with (a person, group, movement, etc).
- break onslangTo humiliate (someone); to scold or demean (someone) in public.
Synonyms
20 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.