Meaning

3 senses
  1. To leave the cover of (a crowd, shelter, etc.).

  2. Synonym of break with (“to cease having a positive connection with”).

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, from.

Examples

78 sentences
  1. We have a break from 10:40 to 11:00.

    У нас перерва з 10:40 до 11:00. — uandr

    ruУ нас перерыв с 10:40 до 11:00. — heccele

    deWir haben von 10:40h bis 11:00h Pause. — Wolf

  2. Tom and Mary are taking a break from work.

    Том і Мері відпочивають від роботи. — deniko

    deTom und Maria haben eine Arbeitspause eingelegt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom needs a break from everything.

  4. Tom and Mary are taking a break from each other.

  5. Tom and I are taking a break from each other.

Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybreak from
he, she, itbreaks from

Past simpleLesson

all personsbroke from

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave broken from
he, she, ithas broken from

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill break from

Synonyms

1 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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