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break into

break into verb: to enter illegally or by force, especially in order to commit a crime.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To enter illegally or by force, especially in order to commit a crime.
    • Somebody broke into his car and stole his tools and CDs.
    • Hackers broke into the bank's computer system and stole customer data.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To open or begin to use.
    • I finally broke into the second package of cookies.
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) To successfully enter a profession or business.
    • He hopes to break into show business.
  4. (transitive) To begin suddenly.
    • The horse broke into a gallop as they neared the barn.
    • I just broke into tears while talking to my mom.

break into meaning in Malayalam, Sanskrit and Tagalog

break into in Malayalam

burgle, rob, force one's way into
ഭവനഭേദനം നടത്തുക, കുത്തിക്കവരുക, പൂട്ടുമുറിക്കുക, വീടു കുത്തിത്തുറന്നു മോഷ്ടിക്കുക, ഭിത്തി തുരന്നുകയറി മോഷണം നടത്തുക, പൂട്ടു കുത്തിത്തുറക്കുക
interrupt, butt into, cut in on
ഇടപെടുക, എടപെടുക, ഇടയിൽച്ചാടുക, തലയിടുക, അനാവശ്യമായി ഇടപെടുക, നാക്കിന്റെ തുമ്പു പിടിക്കുക
burst into, launch into
കടന്നുകയറുക, സമാരംഭിക്കുക

break into in Sanskrit

to break into, make a breach in
भञ्ज् bhañj

break into in Tagalog

to enter illegally
pasukin

Forms of break into

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

Words formed from break into

Questions about break into

What does break into mean?
Break into means to enter illegally or by force, especially in order to commit a crime.
What is break into in Malayalam?
Break into in Malayalam is ഭവനഭേദനം നടത്തുക, കുത്തിക്കവരുക, പൂട്ടുമുറിക്കുക. See Break into meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is break into?
Break into is a verb.
What is the past tense of break into?
The past tense of break into is broke into.

Words near break into in the dictionary

  1. break free
  2. break from
  3. break gates
  4. break ground
  5. break in
  6. break into
  7. break into a run
  8. break it
  9. break it down
  10. break it to
  11. break junction

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: break into (page history and authors); break into (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); भञ्ज् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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