Meaning

1 senses

  1. (dated, slang)To throw a curve ball.

Examples

47 sentences

  1. We've broken off relations with them.

    Ми з ними розірвали стосунки. — deniko

    ruМы разорвали с ними отношения. — Lenin_1917

    deWir haben mit ihnen gebrochen. — Tamy

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  2. We have broken off relations with them.

    Ми з ними розірвали стосунки. — deniko

    ruМы разорвали с ними отношения. — Lenin_1917

    deWir haben mit ihnen gebrochen. — Tamy

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  3. Tom and Mary have broken off their engagement.

    ruТом и Мэри разорвали помолвку. — odexed

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  4. Tom picked the broken glass off the floor.

    deTom las das zerbrochene Glas vom Boden auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. Tom told Mary that he wanted to break off the engagement.

    ruТом сказал Мэри, что хочет расторгнуть помолвку. — sharptoothed

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Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybreak one off
he, she, itbreaks one off

Past simpleLesson

all personsbroke one off

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave broken one off
he, she, ithas broken one off

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill break one off

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
breadthbreadwinnerC2breakA1breakableB2breakagebreakdownB2
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