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broke into a run

broke into a run is the simple past of break into a run.

Meaning of break into a run

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.

Questions about broke into a run

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

Words near broke into a run in the dictionary

  1. broke from
  2. broke gates
  3. broke ground
  4. broke in
  5. broke into
  6. broke into a run
  7. broke it
  8. broke it down
  9. broke it to
  10. broke loose
  11. broke luck

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Adapted from Wiktionary: broke into a run (page history and authors); break into a run (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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