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- [breyk awf, of]
- /breɪk ɔf, ɒf/
- /breɪk ɒf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [breyk awf, of]
- /breɪk ɔf, ɒf/
Definitions of break off words
- phrasal verb break off If part of something breaks off or if you break it off, it comes off or is removed by force. 3
- phrasal verb break off If you break off when you are doing or saying something, you suddenly stop doing it or saying it. 3
- phrasal verb break off If someone breaks off a relationship, they end it. 3
- verb break off to sever or detach or be severed or detached 3
- verb break off to end (a relationship, association, etc) or (of a relationship, etc) to be ended 3
- verb break off to stop abruptly; halt 3
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Origin of break off
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; noun use of verb break off (in the sense “to stop sudddenly”)
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Parts of speech for Break off
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
break off popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for break off
verb break off
- sever — to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
- detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
- disassemble — to take apart.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
Antonyms for break off
verb break off
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- begin — To begin to do something means to start doing it.
- start — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
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