Meaning

4 senses
  1. (idiomatic, transitive)To enter illegally or by force, especially in order to commit a crime.

    Somebody broke into his car and stole his tools and CDs.

    Hackers broke into the bank's computer system and stole customer data.

    einbrechen, eindringen

    вломи́тьсяvlomítʹsja, вла́мыватьсяvlámyvatʹsja

  2. (idiomatic, transitive)To open or begin to use.

    I finally broke into the second package of cookies.

    anbrechen, aufreißen, anbrechen

  3. (idiomatic, transitive)To successfully enter a profession or business.

    He hopes to break into show business.

    einsteigen

  4. (transitive)To begin suddenly.

    The horse broke into a gallop as they neared the barn.

    I just broke into tears while talking to my mom.

    ausbrechen, fallen, verfallen

More definitions
  • change pace
  • express or utter spontaneously

Examples

152 sentences
  1. I hope nobody breaks into my apartment.

    Сподіваюся, ніхто не ввірветься до моєї квартири.

    ruНадеюсь, никто не вломится в мою квартиру.

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  2. He's always breaking into our conversation.

    ruОн всегда вмешивается в наш разговор.

    deEr mischt sich immer in unser Gespräch ein.

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  3. Somebody has broken into my house.

    ruКто-то ворвался ко мне в дом.

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  4. Our house has been broken into.

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  5. My house was broken into last night.

    ruВ мой дом вчера вломились.

    deMan hat gestern Abend bei mir eingebrochen.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to enter illegally:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
to enter illegally:
to open, to tear sth. open:
to begin to use:
to successfully enter a profession or business:
to begin suddenly:

Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personsbroke into

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill break into

Phrasal verbs

12 phrasal verbs

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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