burst
To break from internal pressureTo break from internal pressure.
» The young girl burst into tears.
Das junge Mädchen brach in Tränen aus.
Девушка расплакалась.
Молода дівчина заплакала.
Meaning
9 senses(intransitive)To break from internal pressure.
I blew the balloon up too much, and it burst.
platzen, zerplatzen, bersten
ло́патьсяlópatʹsja, ло́пнутьlópnutʹ, разрыва́тьсяrazryvátʹsja
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
(transitive)To cause to break from internal pressure.
I burst the balloon when I blew it up too much.
sprengen
разрыва́тьrazryvátʹ, разорва́тьrazorvátʹ, ло́патьlópatʹ
cause to burst
(transitive)To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.
I printed the report on form-feed paper, then burst the sheets.
(intransitive)To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.
(intransitive)To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting.
The flowers burst into bloom on the first day of spring.
emerge suddenly
(transitive)To produce as an effect of bursting.
to burst a hole through the wall
(transitive)To interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive manner; to shatter.
(intransitive)Of neurons: to exhibit an activation pattern where periods of rapid action potential spiking are followed by quiescent periods much longer than typical interspike intervals.
(obsolete, transitive)To cause to break by any means.
Examples
517 sentencesThe young girl burst into tears.
Молода дівчина заплакала.
ruДевушка расплакалась.
deDas junge Mädchen brach in Tränen aus.
He burst into tears.
Він заплакав.
ruОн залился слезами.
deEr brach in Tränen aus.
He burst into laughter.
Він розсміявся.
ruОн засмеялся.
deEr brach in schallendes Gelächter aus.
Tom burst into tears.
Том розплакався.
ruТом разревелся.
deTom brach in Tränen aus.
Don't burst my bubble.
Не руйнуй мою мрію.
ruНе разрушай мою мечту.
deZerstöre nicht meinen Traum!
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English bresten, bersten, from Old English berstan, from Proto-West Germanic *From Middle English bresten, bersten, from Old English berstan, from Proto-West Germanic *brestan, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, break, crack, split, separate”), enlargement of *bʰreHi- (“to snip, split”).
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Forms
bursts, bursting, burst, burstPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
9 synonyms- come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure:splitbreak open
- break open or apart suddenly and forcefully:bust
- burst outward, usually with noise:explode
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up:breakerupt
- cause to burst:collapse
- be in a state of movement or action:aboundbristle
Word family
16 related wordsLessons 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
Collocations
5 patterns- burst out laughing
- burst into tears
- burst into laughter
- burst out crying
- about to burst