Meaning

5 senses
  1. (informal, not comparable, usually)Financially ruined, bankrupt.

    He was broke after spending all his money into video games.

  2. (informal, not comparable, usually)Without any money, penniless.

    dead broke; flat broke

    pleite, abgebrannt, broke

    разори́вшийсяrazorívšijsja, разорённыйrazorjónnyj, безде́нежныйbezdénežnyj

    банкру́тbankrút, банкро́тbankrót

  3. (not comparable, usually)Demoted, deprived of a commission.

    He was broke and rendered unfit to serve His Majesty at sea.

  4. (slang)Broke off, rich, wealthy

  5. (archaic, informal, not comparable, usually)Broken.

    If it ain’t broke, don't fix it.

More definitions
  • lacking funds

Examples

2950 sentences
  1. He broke the window on purpose.

    Він зумисне розбив вікно.

    ruОн специально разбил окно.

    deEr hat das Fenster absichtlich zerbrochen.

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  2. Tom fell and broke his arm.

    Том упав і зламав руку.

    ruТом упал и сломал руку.

    deTom ist gefallen und hat sich den Arm gebrochen.

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  3. I broke up with my girlfriend.

    Я розірвав стосунки зі своєю дівчиною.

    ruЯ порвал со своей девушкой.

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  4. I think I broke my arm.

    Мені здається, я зламав руку.

    ruПо-моему, я руку сломал.

    deIch glaube, ich habe mir den Arm gebrochen.

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  5. Tom knows who broke the window.

    Том знає, хто розбив вікно.

    deTom weiß, wer das Fenster eingeworfen hat.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
lacking money; bankrupt:
Русский
By meaning 1
lacking money; bankrupt:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
lacking money; bankrupt:

Origin

Ablauted form of break. Clipping of broke off.

Ablauted form of break.

Clipping of broke off.

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Forms

broker/more broke, brokest/most broke
Comparativebroker / more broke Lesson
Superlativebrokest / most broke Lesson

regular

Synonyms

57 synonyms

Word family

6 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • broke the window
  • who broke the
  • one who broke
  • broke up with
  • fire broke out
  • burglar broke into
  • someone broke into
  • car broke down
  • broke his leg
  • broke into my
  • a fire broke
  • broke his arm

See also

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