outbreak
To burst out or break forthTo burst out or break forth.
» She stayed inside during herpes outbreaks.
Sie blieb während der Herpesausbrüche drinnen. — BraveSentry
papabear · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo burst out or break forth.
Examples
88 sentencesShe stayed inside during herpes outbreaks.
deSie blieb während der Herpesausbrüche drinnen. — BraveSentry
There's a measles outbreak in Europe.
The public took the outbreak seriously.
There will be outbreaks of rain overnight.
deÜber Nacht kommt es vereinzelt zu Regen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The city was devastated by the outbreak.
Origin
From Middle English outbreken, oute-breken, from Old English ūtābrecan (“to break out”), eFrom Middle English outbreken, oute-breken, from Old English ūtābrecan (“to break out”), equivalent to out- + break. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uutbreeke (“to break out, burst out”), West Frisian útbrekke (“to break out”), Dutch uitbreken (“to break out, burst out”), German ausbrechen (“to break out, erupt”).
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Forms
outbreaks, outbreaking, outbroke, outbrokenWord family
1 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.