| break down | stop functioning (vehicle, machine) | Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm. | |
| break down | get upset | The woman broke downwhen the police told her that her son had died. | |
| break somethingdown | divide into smaller parts | Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts. | |
| break in | force entry to a building | Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo. | |
| break into something | enter forcibly | The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children. | |
| break something in | wear something a few times so that it doesn't look/feel new | I need to break these shoes in before we run next week. | |
| break in | interrupt | The TV station broke into report the news of the president's death. | |
| break up | end a relationship | My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America. | |
| break up | start laughing (informal) | The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking. | |
| break out | escape | The prisoners broke outof jail when the guards weren't looking. | |
| break out insomething | develop a skin condition | I broke out in a rash after our camping trip. | |
Break' Phrasal Verbs
Fri, 07/16/2010 - 06:58 — Chris McCarthy
There are seven common phrasal verbs that include the verb 'break'.
Break away - to leave something.
Break down - to become very upset.
Break into - to enter a building by force.
Break off - to break a piece from something.
Break out of - to escape from somewhere.
Break through - to pass through a barrier.
Break up - to finish a romantic relationship with someone.
Break down - to become very upset.
Break into - to enter a building by force.
Break off - to break a piece from something.
Break out of - to escape from somewhere.
Break through - to pass through a barrier.
Break up - to finish a romantic relationship with someone.
One of these phrasal verbs fits in each of these sentences. Which one do you think it is? To make it a bit more difficult, I have left it to you to decide which tense the phrasal verb needs to be in. Good luck!
Phrasal Verbs with Break
Break away (run away, get loose or escape)
The boy tried to break away but his mother snatched his shirt.
The horse has broken away from its stable.
The cyclist broke away from the pack.
The horse has broken away from its stable.
The cyclist broke away from the pack.
Break down (fail, collapse, go out of working order, give into tears)
She broke down during the speech. (= She collapsed.)
We couldn’t reach in time because the car broke down. (= The car stopped working.)
The vacuum cleaner has broken down.
We couldn’t reach in time because the car broke down. (= The car stopped working.)
The vacuum cleaner has broken down.
Break in (train, enter forcibly, interrupt)
We need a trainer to break in our pony. (= We need a person to train our pony.)
The thieves broke in through the back door.
The robbers who were trying to break in were caught by the owner of the shop.
The thieves broke in through the back door.
The robbers who were trying to break in were caught by the owner of the shop.
Break into (enter by force)
The burglars broke into the shop and looted it.
Break off (stop suddenly)
John Bright broke off in the middle of his speech. (= He stopped suddenly.)
Break out (start abruptly, appear suddenly)
Cholera has broken out in the city.
Panic broke out as soon as the news of the explosion arrived.
Panic broke out as soon as the news of the explosion arrived.
Break open (open by force)
As no one opened the door, we decided to break it open.
Break through (make a way through, overcome obstacles)
His will power helped him break through all obstacles. (= He succeeded in overcoming all obstacles.)
Break up (come to an end, disperse)
The conference broke up at 10 pm. (= The conference came to an end at 10 pm.)
The police broke up the crowd. (=The police dispersed the crowd.)
The police broke up the crowd. (=The police dispersed the crowd.)
Break upon (come upon suddenly)
The police broke upon the robbers and arrested them.
Break with (quarrel with, separate)
I don’t want to break with him for your sake.
Break into (enter a field of activity)
He broke into blogging at an early age.
Break off (separate or become separated, stop suddenly)
We started together but she broke off in the middle.
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