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English verb: break in | |||
| 1. | break in (social) enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act | ||
| Samples | Someone broke in while I was on vacation. They broke into my car and stole my radio!. Who broke into my account last night?. | ||
| Synonyms | break | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | intrude, trespass | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crack | ||
| 2. | break in (communication) break into a conversation | ||
| Samples | Her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation. | ||
| Synonyms | barge in, butt in, chime in, chisel in, cut in, put in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | disrupt, interrupt | ||
| 3. | break in (change) start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out | ||
| 4. | break in (contact) intrude on uninvited | ||
| Samples | The nosy couple broke in on our conversation. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | intrude, irrupt | ||
| 5. | break in (change) break so as to fall inward | ||
| Samples | He broke in the door. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | stave in | ||
| 6. | break in (change) make submissive, obedient, or useful | ||
| Samples | The horse was tough to break. I broke in the new intern. | ||
| Synonyms | break | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | domesticate, domesticise, domesticize, reclaim, tame | ||
| Cause | break | ||
| Verb group | break | ||
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