Meaning

2 senses
  1. Paper or board that is discarded and repulped during the manufacturing process.

  2. (obsolete)A fragment, remains, a piece broken off.

Examples

2950 sentences
  1. He broke the window on purpose.

    Він зумисне розбив вікно. — ascolto

    ruОн специально разбил окно. — Hayabusa

    deEr hat das Fenster absichtlich zerbrochen. — MUIRIEL

  2. Tom fell and broke his arm.

    Том упав і зламав руку. — deniko

    ruТом упал и сломал руку. — odexed

    deTom ist gefallen und hat sich den Arm gebrochen. — Manfredo

  3. I broke up with my girlfriend.

    Я розірвав стосунки зі своєю дівчиною. — deniko

    ruЯ порвал со своей девушкой. — marafon

  4. I think I broke my arm.

    Мені здається, я зламав руку. — deniko

    ruПо-моему, я руку сломал. — marafon

    deIch glaube, ich habe mir den Arm gebrochen. — Zaghawa

  5. Tom knows who broke the window.

    Том знає, хто розбив вікно. — deniko

    deTom weiß, wer das Fenster eingeworfen hat. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Origin

From Middle English broce, from Old English gebroc (“fragment”), from brecan (“to break”).

From Middle English broce, from Old English gebroc (“fragment”), from brecan (“to break”). Compare broken, past participle of break. Compare also Scots brock (“a scrap of meat or bread”).

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Forms

plural: brokes
Singularbroke
Pluralbrokes

regular

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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