Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

breaks down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables
break-s -down
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does breaks down mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of break down

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