Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

break from

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.16 in modern English

Syllables
break from
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To leave the cover of (a crowd, shelter, etc.).

verb

Synonym of break with (“to cease having a positive connection with”).

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, from.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

breaks from (present, singular) breaking from (participle, present) broke from (past) broken from (participle, past)

Synonyms

break with

Questions

What does break from mean?
To leave the cover of (a crowd, shelter, etc.).

How to pronounce break from

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