Meaning

9 senses
  1. (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

  2. (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

  3. (transitive)To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.

    I printed the report on form-feed paper, then burst the sheets.

  4. (intransitive)To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.

  5. (intransitive)To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting.

    The flowers burst into bloom on the first day of spring.

    emerge suddenly

  6. (transitive)To produce as an effect of bursting.

    to burst a hole through the wall

  7. (transitive)To interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive manner; to shatter.

  8. (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.

  9. (obsolete, transitive)To cause to break by any means.

Examples

517 sentences
  1. The young girl burst into tears.

    Молода дівчина заплакала.

    ruДевушка расплакалась.

    deDas junge Mädchen brach in Tränen aus.

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  2. He burst into tears.

    Він заплакав.

    ruОн залился слезами.

    deEr brach in Tränen aus.

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  3. He burst into laughter.

    Він розсміявся.

    ruОн засмеялся.

    deEr brach in schallendes Gelächter aus.

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  4. Tom burst into tears.

    Том розплакався.

    ruТом разревелся.

    deTom brach in Tränen aus.

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  5. Don't burst my bubble.

    Не руйнуй мою мрію.

    ruНе разрушай мою мечту.

    deZerstöre nicht meinen Traum!

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to break from internal pressure:
to cause to burst:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to break from internal pressure:
to cause to burst:

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, burst
Base formburst · to burst
3rd person singularbursts
Present participlebursting
Past simpleburst
Past participleburst

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyburst
he, she, itbursts

Past simpleLesson

all personsburst

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave burst
he, she, ithas burst

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill burst

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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 words

Collocations

5 patterns
  • burst out laughing
  • burst into tears
  • burst into laughter
  • burst out crying
  • about to burst

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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