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break up


Definition: Meaning of, break up in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / breɪk ʌp /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
break up broke up broken up
Present Participle Third Person Singular
breaking up breaks up
  1. [transitive] to break something to make smaller pieces
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  2. [intransitive] if something breaks up, it breaks into smaller pieces
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  3. [intransitive/transitive] if a relationship breaks up, it ends
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  4. [intransitive/transitive] if two people break up, they end their relationship
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  5. [intransitive/transitive] if a meeting or other event breaks up, or if you break it up, it ends and people leave
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  6. [transitive] to stop a fight
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  7. [intransitive] if the sound on a radio or mobile phone breaks up, you can no longer hear the person who is speaking on it
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  8. [intransitive] British English if schools break up, or if students or teachers break up, the students and teachers stop working at the end of term
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  9. [transitive] to divide a large area or a period of time into smaller parts so that it does not seem so big or long
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