English Explanatory Dictionary

break up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To break or separate into pieces.
To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.
To upset greatly; to cause great emotional disturbance or unhappiness in.
To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.
To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship with each other.
To dissolve; to part.
Of a school, to close for the holidays at the end of term.
Of a conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to deteriorate.
To stop a fight; to separate people who are fighting.
To become disorganised.
To cut or take to pieces for scrap.
To be or cause to be overcome with laughter.

noun

Alternative form of breakup.

Pronunciation

en-au-break up.ogg

Word forms

break up breaks up breaking up broke up broken up break-up

Related words

breakup

Translations

Albanian: ndahem Azerbaijani: ayrılmaq Catalan: deixar Catalan: acabar Catalan: trencar Chinese Cantonese: 掟煲 Chinese Mandarin: 分手 Chinese Mandarin: 分開 /分开 Chinese Mandarin: 吹 Czech: rozejít se Danish: gå fra hinanden Danish: slå op Dutch: uit elkaar gaan Esperanto: rompi Finnish: erota Finnish: panna poikki Finnish: tehdä bänät French: rompre French: casser Georgian: გაწყვიტა ურთიერთობა Georgian: გაწყვიტა კავშირი German: auseinander gehen German: Schluss machen Hungarian: szakít Indonesian: putus Italian: rompere Italian: terminare Italian: lasciarsi Italian: separarsi Japanese: 別れる Japanese: 手を切る Korean: 헤어지다 Norwegian: slå opp Polish: zerwać Portuguese: terminar Portuguese: acabar Russian: расходи́ться Russian: разойти́сь Russian: расстава́ться Russian: расста́ться Spanish: terminar Spanish: romper Spanish: partir peras Spanish: separarse Swedish: göra slut Turkish: ayrılmak Vietnamese: chia tay Zazaki: abıriyen

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