Meaning

1 senses
  1. (slang)To enter or join (something) aggressively and without an invitation.

    They busted in the jail to find the accused man.

    He busted in our conversation.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Sami's right arm was busted in six places.

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  2. The industry has seen many booms and busts in the past.

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  3. A lot of small businesses have gone bust in the last twelve months.

    ruЗа последние двенадцать месяцев обанкротилось множество небольших предприятий.

    deViele kleine Firmen sind innerhalb der letzten zwölf Monate pleitegegangen.

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  4. Cold calling crypto scammers, trying to sell fake digital currencies, have been busted by police in London.

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Forms

busts in, busting in, busted in, busted in
Base formbust in · to bust in
3rd person singularbusts in
Present participlebusting in
Past simplebusted in
Past participlebusted in

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybust in
he, she, itbusts in

Past simpleLesson

all personsbusted in

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave busted in
he, she, ithas busted in

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bust in

Phrasal verbs

8 phrasal verbs

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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