break one's word

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Definition of break one's word words

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
omit — to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.
forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
slight — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.

remember — to recall to the mind by an act or effort of memory; think of again: I'll try to remember the exact date.
respect — a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
gain — to make a gain or gains in.

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