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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

broke down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables
broke -down
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of break down

Phrases

broken down

Frequently Paired Words

broken down

Questions

What does broke down mean?
simple past and past participle of break down

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