break
verb (used with object)
to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments.
have broke
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present perfectof break.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"A few seasons ago Wrexham were on the verge of going down to the National League North, and that would have broke us and I would have still been there," he said.
From BBC ● May 1, 2023
He stopped spending as much time in his home; the cries of his children begging for food he did not have broke his heart, he said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2022
"We could have broke down and stopped playing the right way mentally. But we kept moving the ball, we kept attacking, we kept trusting one another. It’s a huge win for us."
From Fox News ● Dec. 4, 2021
“If I would have broke immediately, I probably would have been right in the mix of it, too,” he said.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 26, 2014
“You shouldn’t have broke the window. The landlord’s gonna be sore, and I don’t have enough money to pay for it.”
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
