break in

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [breyk in]
- /breɪk ɪn/
- /breɪk ɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [breyk in]
- /breɪk ɪn/

Definitions of break in words

phrasal verb break in If someone, usually a thief, breaks in, they get into a building by force. 3
phrasal verb break in If you break in on someone's conversation or activity, you interrupt them. 3
phrasal verb break in If you break someone in, you get them used to a new job or situation. 3
phrasal verb break in If you break in something new, you gradually use or wear it for longer and longer periods until it is ready to be used or worn all the time. 3
countable noun break in If there has been a break-in, someone has got into a building by force. 3
verb break in to interrupt 3

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Origin of break in

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60; noun use of verb phrase break in

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Parts of speech for Break in

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Break in

break in popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for break in

verb break in

interrupt — to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
steal — to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.
barge in — If you barge in or barge in on someone, you rudely interrupt what they are doing or saying.
breach — If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
butt in — If you say that someone is butting in, you are criticizing the fact that they are joining in a conversation or activity without being asked to.

All 26 Synonyms of break in