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broke the news

broke the news is the simple past of break the news.

Meaning of break the news

Verb

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

  1. To inform someone of something first, usually used when it will be difficult to tell the person.
    • I didn't know how to break the news to her that her best friend had been in a car accident.

Questions about broke the news

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

Words near broke the news in the dictionary

  1. broke the internet
  2. broke the internets
  3. broke the interwebs
  4. broke the mold
  5. broke the mould
  6. broke the news
  7. broke the Sabbath
  8. broke the seal
  9. broke the silence
  10. broke the story
  11. broke the web

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