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break from

break from verb: to leave the cover of (a crowd, shelter, etc.).

Verb

break from (third-person singular simple present breaks from, present participle breaking from, simple past broke from, past participle broken from)

  1. To leave the cover of (a crowd, shelter, etc.).
    • Burning the ground, I break from the crowd
      I'm on the hunt, I'm after you1982 May 4, Duran Duran, “Hungry Like the Wolf”, in Rio
  2. Synonym of break with (“to cease having a positive connection with”).
    Synonyms:
    break with
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, from.

Synonyms of break from

Forms of break from

third-person singular presentbreaks from
present participlebreaking from
pastbroke from
past participlebroken from

Questions about break from

What does break from mean?
Break from means to leave the cover of (a crowd, shelter, etc.).
What part of speech is break from?
Break from is a verb.
What is the past tense of break from?
The past tense of break from is broke from.

Words near break from in the dictionary

  1. break fast
  2. break fasts
  3. break figure
  4. break figures
  5. break free
  6. break from
  7. break gates
  8. break ground
  9. break in
  10. break into
  11. break into a run

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