Meaning of "brake" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BRAKE

From Middle Dutch braeke; related to breken to break.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BRAKE

brake  [breɪk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRAKE

Brake is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb brake in English.

WHAT DOES BRAKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Brake

A brake is a mechanical device which inhibits motion. The rest of this article is dedicated to various types of vehicular brakes. Most commonly brakes use friction to convert kinetic energy into heat, though other methods of energy conversion may be employed. For example regenerative braking converts much of the energy to electrical energy, which may be stored for later use. Other methods convert kinetic energy into potential energy in such stored forms as pressurized air or pressurized oil. Eddy current brakes use magnetic fields to convert kinetic energy into electric current in the brake disc, fin, or rail, which is converted into heat. Still other braking methods even transform kinetic energy into different forms, for example by transferring the energy to a rotating flywheel. Brakes are generally applied to rotating axles or wheels, but may also take other forms such as the surface of a moving fluid. Some vehicles use a combination of braking mechanisms, such as drag racing cars with both wheel brakes and a parachute, or airplanes with both wheel brakes and drag flaps raised into the air during landing.

Definition of brake in the English dictionary

The first definition of brake in the dictionary is a machine or tool for crushing or breaking flax or hemp to separate the fibres. Other definition of brake is Also called: brake harrow. a heavy harrow for breaking up clods. Brake is also an open four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage Also spelt: break.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BRAKE

PRESENT

Present

I brake

you brake

he/she/it brakes

we brake

you brake

they brake

Present continuous

I am braking

you are braking

he/she/it is braking

we are braking

you are braking

they are braking

Present perfect

I have braked

you have braked

he/she/it has braked

we have braked

you have braked

they have braked

Present perfect continuous

I have been braking

you have been braking

he/she/it has been braking

we have been braking

you have been braking

they have been braking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I braked

you braked

he/she/it braked

we braked

you braked

they braked

Past continuous

I was braking

you were braking

he/she/it was braking

we were braking

you were braking

they were braking

Past perfect

I had braked

you had braked

he/she/it had braked

we had braked

you had braked

they had braked

Past perfect continuous

I had been braking

you had been braking

he/she/it had been braking

we had been braking

you had been braking

they had been braking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will brake

you will brake

he/she/it will brake

we will brake

you will brake

they will brake

Future continuous

I will be braking

you will be braking

he/she/it will be braking

we will be braking

you will be braking

they will be braking

Future perfect

I will have braked

you will have braked

he/she/it will have braked

we will have braked

you will have braked

they will have braked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been braking

you will have been braking

he/she/it will have been braking

we will have been braking

you will have been braking

they will have been braking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would brake

you would brake

he/she/it would brake

we would brake

you would brake

they would brake

Conditional continuous

I would be braking

you would be braking

he/she/it would be braking

we would be braking

you would be braking

they would be braking

Conditional perfect

I would have brake

you would have brake

he/she/it would have brake

we would have brake

you would have brake

they would have brake

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been braking

you would have been braking

he/she/it would have been braking

we would have been braking

you would have been braking

they would have been braking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you brake
we let´s brake
you brake

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to brake

Past participle

braked

Present Participle

braking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BRAKE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «brake» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of brake

check · constraint · control · curb · damper · decelerate · rein · restraint · slow

TRANSLATION OF BRAKE

Find out the translation of brake to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of brake from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brake» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 刹车
• Translator English - Spanish: freno
• English: brake
• Translator English - Hindi: ब्रेक
• Translator English - Arabic: فَرامِل
• Translator English - Russian: тормоз
• Translator English - Portuguese: freio
• Translator English - Bengali: ব্রেক
• Translator English - French: frein
• Translator English - Malay: Brek
• Translator English - German: Bremse
• Translator English - Japanese: ブレーキ
• Translator English - Korean: 브레이크
• Translator English - Javanese: Rem
• Translator English - Vietnamese: phanh
• Translator English - Tamil: பிரேக்
• Translator English - Marathi: ब्रेक
• Translator English - Turkish: fren
• Translator English - Italian: freno
• Translator English - Polish: hamulec
• Translator English - Ukrainian: гальмо
• Translator English - Romanian: frână
• Translator English - Greek: φρένο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: rem
• Translator English - Swedish: broms
• Translator English - Norwegian: brems

7 QUOTES WITH «BRAKE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word brake.

1

Tim Berners-Lee

One of the things I like about the computer that I use is that I can write a program on it or I can download a program on to it and run it. That's kind of important to me, and that's also kind of important to the whole future of the internet... obviously a closed platform is a serious brake on innovation.

2

Dan Buettner

The brutal reality about aging is that it has only an accelerator pedal. We have yet to discover whether a brake exists for people.

3

Jenson Button

You're pulling 4-5G for a lot of the corners around the lap. We build up lactic acid because there are a lot of vibrations in the car, and you have to have strong legs to hit the brake pedal. We need to be fit to do every lap at 100%.

4

Guo Guangchang

You have to maintain the balance between fast growth and smooth growth. It's like driving a car and knowing when to balance the gas pedal and the brake.

5

Tom Kristensen

The trick at Le Mans is to get the car 'in the window.' Everything is critical: the tyre pressure, the brake temperature, and that means you have to push the car a lot to get it into the window - it's about getting everything to work right and getting the car to flow through the corners.

6

Terry Savage

Driving with one foot on the accelerator and the other on the brake is likely to get you nowhere, but certainly will burn out vital parts of your car. Similarly, cutting taxes on the middle class, but increasing them on the 'rich' is likely to result in an economic burnout.

7

Paul Valery

Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake, to mask or block a thought, or all thought, when he wants to.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRAKE»

Discover the use of brake in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brake and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Brake Handbook

Explains the workings of automobile brake systems and offers advice on the installation, testing, maintenance, and repair of brakes

Fred Puhn, 1985

Press Brake Technology: A Guide to Precision Sheet Metal Bending

Press Brake Technology is geared for the master craftsman as well as the novice, and is an excellent resource for engineering and drafting courses. Be one of the first to own this important new book!

Steve D. Benson, 1997

Brake Systems: OEM & Racing Brake Technology

Brakes are one of the most frequently repaired maintenance items on vehicles and a critical component to racing success.

Mike Mavrigian, Larry W. Carley, 1998

Automotive Brakes

The book contains current, concise information on ASE certification requirements in brakes, as well as coverage of the required NATEF tasks, in order to help readers gain skills that will make them successful automotive technicians.

Jack Erjavec, 2003

Automotive Brake Systems

Real examples and full color images throughout the text offer readers a practical approach to the diagnosis and repair of the NATEF tasks for the Automotive Brake Systems (A5) content area.

James D. Halderman, 2013

Comparative Youth Culture: The Sociology of Youth Cultures ...

Mike Brake suggests that subcultures develop in response to social problems which a group experiences collectively, and shows how individuals draw on collective identities to define themselves.

Mike Brake, 2013

Today's Technician: Automotive Brake Systems Classroom and ...

This book includes updated information on the latest materials used in brake systems as well as the latest information on current electronics.

Cliff Owen, 2010

Mustang 5.0 Projects: Performance and Upgrade How-To's for ...

Maximum Motorsports brake components, all available separately, include Hawk Racing street compound front disc pads, premium quality rear linings on new shoes, their own braided stainless steel Teflon lined flex hoses, and stainless steel ...

Mark Houlahan, 1997

101 Harley-Davidson Twin Cam Performance Projects

Box wrench sized to fit your bleeder screw, brake fluid, and nasal aspirator or small turkey baster or syringe Talent: Cost: Should be less than $10 Tip: At a minimum, this should be done every two years. I "Wj I really don't have to spell out how ...

Chris Maida Mark Zimmerman

How to Rebuild Corvette Rolling Chassis 1963-1982

This is a Vette Brakes & Products 1 1661 stainless- steel parking brake rebuild kit with a pair of Vette Brakes & Products stainless-steel parking brake shoes. DISC BRAKE CALIPER MOUNTING BRACKETS The CM 3864113 left: rear, disc ...

George McNicholl

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRAKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brake is used in the context of the following news items.

BMW dynamic brake light to protect motorcyclists from rear-end …

That can be particularly bad news for motorcyclists, so BMW Motorrad has enhanced its safety arsenal with the introduction of a dynamic brake ... «Gizmag, Jul 15»

David Maddox: Did Lib Dems did act as Tory brake? - The Scotsman

The sound of eight MPs is not particularly loud especially if they are trying not to be squeezed off the benches by 56 Scottish Nationalists. «Scotsman, Jul 15»

Mercedes pulls the plug on CLS Shooting Brake

According to CAR Magazine, the next-generation Mercedes-Benz CLS will not feature a Shooting Brake version. After only one generation, the ... «Paul Tan's Automotive News, Jul 15»

PennDOT pushes the brake on risqué vanity license plates | WPMT …

YORK, Pa. — Being able to customize a license plate in Pennsylvania comes at a cost. And they are not always approved. A group of license ... «FOX43.com, Jul 15»

Finalists announced for Brake's Fleet Safety Awards 2015 - Fleet News

Road safety charity Brake has announced finalists for its annual Fleet Safety Awards with more than 60 organisations in with a chance of ... «FleetNews, Jul 15»

Zacks: Analysts Give $69.00 Average Price Target to Monro Muffler …

Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Monro Muffler Brake and related ... «WKRB News, Jul 15»

LHT breaks ground for new wheel and brake shop | MRO Network

Construction has started on new “ultra-modern” wheel and brake workshop at Frankfurt's East Harbour for Lufthansa Technik (LHT) following a ... «MRO Network, Jul 15»

Time to put the brake on councillors' allowances (From The …

Now that the latest round of political elections are behind us it is perhaps salutary to reflect on just how much our local elected representatives ... «The Westmorland Gazette, Jul 15»

Bath artist organises oil painting workshop in aid of Brake, the road …

An oil painting workshop for beginners will be held in memory of those killed on Bath's roads and will raise money for the charity Brake. «Bath Chronicle, Jul 15»

This is no time to tap the brake on growth of solar - The Boston Globe

Now they want to tap the brake by limiting support that the state provides for solar. That would be a mistake. While the authors of the op-ed offer ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»