break stride
break stride · breaks stride · broke stride · broken stride · breaking stride
To cease walking or running at the same gait, especially with the result of…To cease walking or running at the same gait, especially with the result of interrupting one's forward momentum.
Meaning
1 sensesTo cease walking or running at the same gait, especially with the result of interrupting one's forward momentum.
Forms
breaks stride, breaking stride, broke stride, broken stride| Base form | break stride · to break stride |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | breaks stride |
| Present participle | breaking stride |
| Past simple | broke stride |
| Past participle | broken stride |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle