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- [breyk out]
- /breɪk aʊt/
- /breɪk ˈaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [breyk out]
- /breɪk aʊt/
Definitions of break out words
- phrasal verb break out If something such as war, fighting, or disease breaks out, it begins suddenly. 3
- phrasal verb break out If a prisoner breaks out of a prison, they escape from it. 3
- phrasal verb break out If you break out of a dull situation or routine, you manage to change it or escape from it. 3
- phrasal verb break out If you break out in a rash or a sweat, a rash or sweat appears on your skin. 3
- verb break out to begin or arise suddenly 3
- verb break out to make an escape, esp from prison or confinement 3
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Origin of break out
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English breken, Old English brecan; cognate with Dutch breken, German brechen, Gothic brikan; akin to Latin frangere; see fragile
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Parts of speech for Break out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
break out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% 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".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for break out
verb break out
- begin — To begin to do something means to start doing it.
- appear — If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true.
- commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
- start — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
- arise — If a situation or problem arises, it begins to exist or people start to become aware of it.
Antonyms for break out
verb break out
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- die — When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
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