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break it

break it verb: to deliver unfortunate or upsetting news to someone.

Verb

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

  1. To deliver unfortunate or upsetting news to someone.

Forms of break it

third-person singular presentbreaks it
present participlebreaking it
pastbroke it
past participlebroken it
alternative formbreak it to
alternative formbreak the news

Questions about break it

What does break it mean?
Break it means to deliver unfortunate or upsetting news to someone.
What part of speech is break it?
Break it is a verb.
What is the past tense of break it?
The past tense of break it is broke it.

Words near break it in the dictionary

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

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