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- [goh brohk]
- /goʊ broʊk/
- /ɡəʊ brəʊk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goh brohk]
- /goʊ broʊk/
Definitions of go broke words
- verb go broke a simple past tense of break. 1
- verb go broke Nonstandard. a past participle of break. 1
- verb go broke Archaic. a past participle of break. 1
- adjective go broke without money; penniless. 1
- adjective go broke bankrupt. 1
- noun go broke Papermaking. paper unfit for sale; paper that is to be repulped. 1
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Origin of go broke
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65 (adj.); 1875-80 (noun)
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Parts of speech for Go broke
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
go broke popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".
go broke usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for go broke
verb go broke
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- crash — A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
Antonyms for go broke
verb go broke
- commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- 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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