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broken the cycle

broken the cycle is the past participle of break the cycle.

Meaning of break the cycle

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To act so as to end a repeating pattern of harmful or otherwise negative behavior.

Questions about broken the cycle

What is broken the cycle the past participle of?
Broken the cycle is the past participle of break the cycle.

Words near broken the cycle in the dictionary

  1. broken stride
  2. broken tail
  3. broken telephone
  4. broken the back of
  5. broken the bank
  6. broken the cycle
  7. broken the deadlock
  8. broken the fourth wall
  9. broken the ice
  10. broken the internet
  11. broken the internets

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