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breaks character

breaks character is the third-person singular simple present indicative of break character.

Meaning of break character

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To fail to act as a certain character; to be or act out of character.
    • Once Lynne and I realized that Jim was going to approach the role of Kaufman in a “method acting,” Kaufmanesque kind of way—i.e., he would become Andy or Tony Clifton for the entire shoot, never breaking character […]2014, Bob Zmuda, Lynne Margulies, Andy Kaufman: The Truth, Finally, BenBella Books, →ISBN, page 43

Questions about breaks character

What is breaks character the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Breaks character is the third-person singular simple present indicative of break character.

Words near breaks character in the dictionary

  1. breaks back
  2. breaks bad
  3. breaks bread
  4. breaks bulk
  5. breaks camp
  6. breaks character
  7. breaks containment
  8. breaks cover
  9. breaks down
  10. breaks down to brass tacks
  11. breaks edge

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