breken

Meaning

to break

Concepts

break

refract

shatter

smash

fracture

call off

burst

crack

bust

rupture

cancel

put off

rescind

rote

sever

sunder

violate

cry off

destroy

breach

breakage

break off

broken

crush

crushing

damage

dash

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annul

part with

Synonyms

schenden

afbreken

barsten

stukbreken

doorbreken

scheuren

openbarsten

stukspringen

verbreken

springen

overtreden

stukslaan

slopen

verbrijzelen

vouwen

afzeggen

knakken

stukscheuren

kapotgaan

uiteen drijven

knappen

ongedaan maken

intrappen

beschadigen

stukgaan

vermorzelen

vernielen

verpletteren

Hyphenated as

bre‧ken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbreːkə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: brēken

Inherited from Old Dutch: *brecan

In summary

From Middle Dutch brēken, from Old Dutch *brecan, from Proto-West Germanic *brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-.