broke

[US]/brəʊk/
[UK]/broʊk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. penniless, bankrupt
v. to shatter, to fracture

Phrases & Collocations

flat broke

broke out

broke up

broke away from

go broke

go for broke

Example Sentences

Greg broke into a sprint.

Sunlight broke into the room.

The elevator broke down.

The stone broke the window.

The cup broke on the floor.

He broke into the shop

She broke their code.

Their opposition broke down.

Their marriage broke up.

The crowd broke up.

A fire broke out.

They broke up the brotherhood.

He broke this pane of glass.

she broke down on the motorway.

we broke up for the summer.

the whole cast broke up.

they broke off their colloquy at once.

the creak of a floorboard broke the silence.

complete mayhem broke out.

Real-world Examples

First, I broke my promise to my husband about you, and second She broke off.

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

It broke my heart and it broke his heart.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation February 2017

And skint, I guess, like I'm broke.

Source: Listening Digest

Listen for the saying " we're broke" .

Source: Learn English by Watching Movies with VOA

He was ten when Lewinsky scandal broke.

Source: BBC Listening Collection April 2015

She cried out when she broke her arm.

Source: Rachel's Classroom on Phrasal Verbs

Suddenly, her face broke into a radiant smile.

Source: Beautiful yet sorrowful memories.

Debris from the explosion broke a window.

Source: VOA Special April 2018 Collection

I'm sorry that I broke your vase.

Source: Shanghai Education Oxford Edition Junior High School English Grade 8 Volume 2

He was glad when Sirius broke the silence.

Source: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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