broken


Definition: Meaning of, broken in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈbrəʊk(ə)n /

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Present Participle Third Person Singular
  1. the past participle of BREAK
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  1. piece of equipment not working properly
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  2. object in small pieces because it has been hit, dropped etc
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  3. bone cracked because you have had an accident
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  4. not continuous interrupted and not continuous
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  5. person extremely weak mentally or physically because you have suffered a lot
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  6. broken English/French etc if you speak in broken English, French etc, you speak slowly and make a lot of mistakes because you only know a little of the language
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  7. broken home a family that no longer lives together because the parents have DIVORCE d
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  8. broken marriage a marriage that has ended because the husband and wife do not live together any more
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  9. a broken heart a feeling of extreme sadness, especially because someone you love has died or left you
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broken used in phrases

  • broken arch (noun)
    1. an arch with a gap at the apex; the gap is usually filled with some decoration
  • broken chord (noun)
    1. music a chord whose notes are played in sequential descending or ascending order
  • broken heart (noun)
    1. devastating sorrow and despair
  • broken home (noun)
    1. a family in which the parents have separated or divorced
  • broken in (adjective)
    1. tamed or trained to obey
  • broken wind (noun)
    1. a chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks
  • broken-backed (adjective)
    1. having the spine damaged
    2. of a horse having bones of the back united by a bony growth
  • broken-down (adjective)
    1. not working or in very bad condition
  • broken-field (adjective)
    1. football varying in direction suddenly and frequently
  • broken-hearted (adjective)
    1. extremely sad, especially because someone you love has died or left you [↪  heartbroken]
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