breken — meaning in English

English meaning

• breach noun A failure to follow a law, agreement, or rule.
• break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
• bust verb To break something, especially by force.
• rote noun A fixed, mechanical way of doing or repeating something, without real understanding.
• sunder verb To split something apart, especially violently or completely.

Senses

breken is used for these senses in English:

• breach The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.
• break (transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
• bust (transitive, slang) To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
• rote (rare) The roar of the surf; the sound of waves breaking on the shore. [from c. 1600]
• sunder (transitive) To break or separate or to break apart, especially with force.

breach — full definition

1. noun A failure to follow a law, agreement, or rule.
2. noun A gap made by breaking through something solid, such as a wall or defence.
3. verb To break through or violate something.

break — full definition

1. verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
2. verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
3. verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
4. verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
5. noun A short pause or rest from an activity.

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