Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [broh-kuh n]
- /ˈbroʊ kən/
- /ˈbrəʊkən/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [broh-kuh n]
- /ˈbroʊ kən/
Definitions of broken word
- noun broken Broken is the past participle of break. 3
- adjective broken A broken line is not continuous but has gaps or spaces in it. 3
- adjective broken You can use broken to describe a marriage that has ended in divorce, or a home in which the parents of the family are divorced, when you think this is a sad or bad thing. 3
- adjective broken If someone talks in broken English, for example, or in broken French, they speak slowly and make a lot of mistakes because they do not know the language very well. 3
- adjective broken fractured, smashed, or splintered 3
- adjective broken imperfect or incomplete; fragmentary 3
Information block about the term
Origin of broken
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
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Broken
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
broken popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".
broken usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for broken
adj broken
- injured — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- damaged — injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness: The storm did considerable damage to the crops.
- defective — If something is defective, there is something wrong with it and it does not work properly.
- crippled — physically incapacitated
- smashed — of, relating to, or constituting a great success: That composer has written many smash tunes.
Antonyms for broken
adj broken
- connected — If one thing is connected with another, there is a link or relationship between them.
- ok — all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment.
- continuous — A continuous process or event continues for a period of time without stopping.
- satisfied — content: a satisfied look.
- working — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
Top questions with broken
- where do broken hearts go?
- how to know if your hymen is broken?
- how to get a broken key out of a lock?
- how to fix a broken zipper?
- how to get over a broken heart?
- where is broken skull ranch?
- how can you mend a broken heart?
- where do broken hearts go lyrics?
- how to heal a broken heart?
- where to broken hearts go?
- al green how can you mend a broken heart?
- how to mend a broken heart?
- what becomes of the broken hearted?
- how to fix a broken nail?
- how to fix a broken charger?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with b
- Words starting with br
- Words starting with bro
- Words starting with brok
- Words starting with broke
- Words starting with broken