break
verb (used with object)
to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments.
will break
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future tenseof break.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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"We've got to alleviate the pressure somehow or we will break... But prison spaces could be made available if we maintained buildings properly," they explained.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Ramirez knows from experience that if you use a generator, “it will break down at the worst time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Its new forecast that it will break even at the midpoint of its updated guidance range sent shares down more than 8%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
If shares continue to fall, they will break that record and suffer their longest losing streak since December 2022, when they fell for 10 consecutive trading sessions.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Like an actor with a wooden delivery, a writer who relies on canned verbal formulas will break the spell.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
