burst
verb (used without object)
to break, break open, or fly apart with sudden violence.
had burst
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past perfectof burst.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Arme said she had "burst into tears" when she heard Bodhi was safe and well.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
Tech workers lost jobs in droves after 2001, not because the internet had made them obsolete, but because the internet-stock bubble had burst.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Attention was focused on Alcacer do Sal, south of Lisbon, where the Sado river had burst its banks and submerged the town centre.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
Many insist that investors started focusing on that bubble only after it had burst.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025
The head of a ladder had been thrust through the window and had burst in the frame.
From "1984" by George Orwell
