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break into a run

break into a run verb: to start running.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To start running.
    • When they realized they might miss the train, they broke into a run.

break into a run meaning in Tamil

break into a run in Tamil

to start running
ஓட்டம்பிடி ōṭṭampiṭi

Forms of break into a run

third-person singular presentbreaks into a run
present participlebreaking into a run
pastbroke into a run
past participlebroken into a run
alternative formbreak into a jog

Questions about break into a run

What does break into a run mean?
Break into a run means to start running.
What is break into a run in Tamil?
Break into a run in Tamil is ஓட்டம்பிடி (ōṭṭampiṭi). See Break into a run meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is break into a run?
Break into a run is a verb.
What is the past tense of break into a run?
The past tense of break into a run is broke into a run.

Words near break into a run in the dictionary

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

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