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broken the news

broken the news is the past participle 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 broken the news

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

Words near broken the news in the dictionary

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

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