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broke character

broke character is the simple past 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 broke character

What is broke character the simple past of?
Broke character is the simple past of break character.

Words near broke character in the dictionary

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

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