English verb: break into | |||
1. | break into (communication) express or utter spontaneously | ||
Samples | Break into a yodel. Break into a song. Break into tears. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | emit, let loose, let out, utter | ||
2. | break into (change) change pace | ||
Samples | The dancers broke into a cha-cha. The horse broke into a gallop. | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||