Meaning

33 senses
  1. An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.

    The femur has a clean break and so should heal easily.

    Bruch

    the act of breaking something

  2. A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.

    The sun came out in a break in the clouds.

    He waited minutes for a break in the traffic to cross the highway.

    Öffnung, Spalt

    разло́мrazlóm

  3. An interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with.

  4. A rest or pause, usually from work.

    Let’s take a five-minute break.

    be on break

    Pause

    переры́вpererýv

    пере́рваperérva

    a pause from doing something (as work)

  5. A rest or pause, usually from work.

    (UK)A time for students to talk or play between lessons.

  6. A scheduled interval of days or weeks between periods of school instruction; a holiday.

    winter break, spring break

  7. A short holiday.

    a weekend break on the Isle of Wight

  8. A temporary split with a romantic partner.

    I think we need a break.

    Beziehungspause

  9. An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.

    Unterbrechung, Pause

  10. A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.

    big break

    lucky break, bad break

    Wechsel, Umbruch, Bruch

    поворо́тpovorót

  11. A sudden fall in prices on the stock exchange.

    a sudden dash

  12. The beginning (of the morning).

    daybreak

    at the break of day

    Anbruch

Examples

4301 sentences
  1. Let's take a break for coffee.

    Давайте зробимо перерву на каву. — zaytsev126

    ruДавайте прервёмся на кофе. — odexed

    deLass uns eine Kaffeepause machen. — Esperantostern

  2. Don't step on the broken glass.

    Не наступайте на розбите скло. — iceman

    ruНе наступайте на разбитое стекло. — nami

    deNicht auf die Glasscherben treten! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Let's have a ten-minute break.

    Зробімо перерву на десять хвилин. — rozmaita

    ruДавайте сделаем перерыв на десять минут. — Olya

    deLasst uns zehn Minuten Pause machen. — MUIRIEL

  4. 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

  5. I hope war doesn't break out.

    Сподіваюся, війна не вибухне. — deniko

    deIch hoffe, dass es keinen Krieg geben wird. — sigfrido

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
rest or pause, usually from work:
Русский
By meaning 5
physical space that opens up in something or between two things:
rest or pause, usually from work:
significant change in circumstance:
act of escaping:
billiards, snooker: first shot:
Deutsch
By meaning 12
change in weather:
instance of breaking something into pieces:
physical space that opens up in something or between two things:
rest or pause, usually from work:
temporary split in romantic relationship:
interval between two parts of performance:
significant change in circumstance:
beginning of morning:
act of escaping:
tennis: game won by receiving party:
billiards, snooker: first shot:
soccer: counter-attack:

Origin

From Middle English breken, from Old English brecan (“to break”), from Proto-West Germanic

From Middle English breken, from Old English brecan (“to break”), from Proto-West Germanic *brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną (“to break”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”). Doublet of bray.

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Forms

plural: breaks
Singularbreak
Pluralbreaks

regular

Synonyms

77 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

98 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • take a break
  • break up with
  • to break up
  • a short break
  • broken the window
  • a broken leg
  • leg was broken
  • broken any rules
  • broken leg
  • tried to break
  • was broken into
  • breaking the law

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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