burst
An act or instance of burstingAn act or instance of bursting.
» The young girl burst into tears.
Das junge Mädchen brach in Tränen aus.
Девушка расплакалась.
Молода дівчина заплакала.
Meaning
5 sensesAn act or instance of bursting.
The bursts of the bombs could be heard miles away.
Bersten, Zerbrechen, Platzen
взрывvzryv, разры́вrazrýv, ло́паниеlópanije
the act of exploding or bursting
A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.
I read it in two bursts.
a sudden intense happening
A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.
очередьóčeredʹ
The explosion of a bomb or missile.
a ground burst; a surface burst
(archaic)A drinking spree.
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
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
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
plural: burstsSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
40 related wordsCollocations
5 patterns- burst out laughing
- burst into tears
- burst into laughter
- burst out crying
- about to burst