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break the record

break the re·cord
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [breyk stressed th ee verb ri-kawrd]
    • /breɪk stressed ði verb rɪˈkɔrd/
    • /breɪk ðə ˈrekɔːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [breyk stressed th ee verb ri-kawrd]
    • /breɪk stressed ði verb rɪˈkɔrd/

Definition of break the record words

  • verbal expression break the record surpass previous highest, best 1
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Parts of speech for Break the record

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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break the record popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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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Synonyms for break the record

verb break the record

  • satisfy — to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
  • finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
  • please — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
  • conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
  • terminate — to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
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Antonyms for break the record

verb break the record

  • anger — Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
  • commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
  • create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
  • displease — to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge.
  • delve — If you delve into something, you try to discover new information about it.
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