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break one's word

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
break one's -word
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To break a promise one has made.

Inflected Forms

breaks one's word (present, singular) breaking one's word (participle, present) broke one's word (past) broken one's word (participle, past)

Synonyms

go back on one's word break one's promise renege on one's promise

Antonyms

keep one's word stay true to one's word be as good as one's word deliver the goods

Questions

What does break one's word mean?
To break a promise one has made.

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