"break" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

break verbo

break + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 215
break news • break ground • break windows • break ranks • break glass • break stride • break camp • break contact • break things • ...
verbo + break
Kolokacji: 51
help break • attempt to break • try to break • manage to break • begin to break • fail to break • go to break • decide to break • ...
break + preposición
Kolokacji: 88
break up • break out • break down • break into • break off • break through • ...
break + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 118
break free • break away • finally break • break apart • break loose • break open • suddenly break • eventually break • break easily • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 26
(2) away, forth
Kolokacji: 2
(6) later
Kolokacji: 2
(9) quickly, promptly
Kolokacji: 2
2. promptly break = natychmiast rozbij promptly break
  • Watts promptly broke a finger and Mushtaq inherited the job.
  • It promptly broke under the giff's weight, dropping Gomja to the floor, but no one laughed.
  • I hammered my foot down so hard the throttle cable (or whatever you call it; I've got no knowledge of mechanics) promptly broke.
  • One of the strings promptly broke, and in the faint ringing Eric thought he could hear the echo of a human voice.
  • But Nadal promptly broke back on an arresting point, which he won by squeezing a passing shot down the line.
  • On "Meet the Press" he promised to release all his records - and promptly broke that promise.
  • When Hodges promptly broke out of his slump, she alone knew why.
  • I took a cautious step, and all hell promptly broke loose underfoot.
  • He stepped off the gray circle and made a cutting gesture to Daneel, who promptly broke the connection.
  • Cokaze fell into a chair-which promptly broke under the impact.
(10) actually, practically
Kolokacji: 2
(11) barely, hardly, scarcely
Kolokacji: 3
(12) occasionally, frequently
Kolokacji: 2
(14) immediately, instantly
Kolokacji: 3
(15) early, late
Kolokacji: 2
(17) simply, merely
Kolokacji: 2
(19) clearly, cleanly, exactly
Kolokacji: 3
(21) officially, formally
Kolokacji: 2
(22) entirely, alone, generally
Kolokacji: 3
(23) temporarily, permanently
Kolokacji: 2
(24) shortly, briefly
Kolokacji: 2
(25) literally, truly
Kolokacji: 2

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