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broke a lance

broke a lance is the simple past of break a lance.

Meaning of break a lance

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) to take a stand, to contend [with for ‘to the benefit of’] [with in favour of ‘to the benefit of’] [with against ‘in opposition to’]
    • But over the difficult and important passage 2 Cor 12:1 10 she breaks a lance with me, and a response here may be a testimony to the seriousness with which I treat her comments.2003, Paul and the Corinthians: Studies on a Community in Conflict : Essays in Honour of Margaret Thrall, E. J. Brill, →ISBN, page 303
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, a, lance.

Questions about broke a lance

What is broke a lance the simple past of?
Broke a lance is the simple past of break a lance.

Words near broke a lance in the dictionary

  1. broke a butterfly upon the wheel
  2. broke a fly on a wheel
  3. broke a fly on the wheel
  4. broke a fly upon a wheel
  5. broke a fly upon the wheel
  6. broke a lance
  7. broke a promise
  8. broke a sweat
  9. broke and entered
  10. broke apart
  11. broke away

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