Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

broken in

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables: bro-ken in
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

(sometimes comparative) Having been broken in to seat the parts.

verb

past participle of break in

Example Sentences

"The engine should be well broken in before its heavy working life begins."

Inflected Forms

more broken in (comparative) most broken in (superlative)

Synonyms

run in broken

Questions

What does broken in mean?: (sometimes comparative) Having been broken in to seat the parts.

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