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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 | ||
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