Meaning

5 senses
  1. An 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

  2. A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.

    I read it in two bursts.

    a sudden intense happening

  3. A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.

    очередьóčeredʹ

  4. The explosion of a bomb or missile.

    a ground burst; a surface burst

  5. (archaic)A drinking spree.

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

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
instance or act of bursting:
series of shots fired from an automatic firearm:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
instance or act of bursting:

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: bursts
Singularburst
Pluralbursts

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

40 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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