Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

break away

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

Syllables: break -away
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To leave suddenly.

verb

To become separated, literally or figuratively.

Example Sentences

"She was brought up in a very religious household, but broke away from the church in her teens."
"A chunk of rock broke away from the cliff edge."

Inflected Forms

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

Derived Forms

breakaway

Phrases

break down break in break out break up

Frequently Paired Words

break down break in break out break up

Synonyms

chip chip off come off break off break break out scat run scarper turn tail lam run away

Questions

What does break away mean?: To leave suddenly.

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