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Meaning of "break in" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BREAK IN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BREAK IN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Break in 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 break in in English.

WHAT DOES BREAK IN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Break in

Break in or break-in may refer to: ▪ Burglary, the criminal act of entering a building to commit an offense, usually theft ▪ Break-in, a procedure for preparing new equipment for the rest of its working life by running it under prescribed conditions at the beginning ▪ Shoe break-in, wearing shoes enough so they feel more comfortable ▪ Trespass, the act of intruding another's property ▪ Break In, a 1989 Japanese video game ▪ Break-in...

Definition of break in in the English dictionary

The first definition of break in in the dictionary is to interrupt. Other definition of break in is to enter a house, etc, illegally, esp by force. Break in is also to accustom to normal duties or practice.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BREAK IN

PRESENT

Present
I break in
you break in
he/she/it breaks in
we break in
you break in
they break in
Present continuous
I am breaking in
you are breaking in
he/she/it is breaking in
we are breaking in
you are breaking in
they are breaking in
Present perfect
I have broken in
you have broken in
he/she/it has broken in
we have broken in
you have broken in
they have broken in
Present perfect continuous
I have been breaking in
you have been breaking in
he/she/it has been breaking in
we have been breaking in
you have been breaking in
they have been breaking in
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 broke in
you broke in
he/she/it broke in
we broke in
you broke in
they broke in
Past continuous
I was breaking in
you were breaking in
he/she/it was breaking in
we were breaking in
you were breaking in
they were breaking in
Past perfect
I had broken in
you had broken in
he/she/it had broken in
we had broken in
you had broken in
they had broken in
Past perfect continuous
I had been breaking in
you had been breaking in
he/she/it had been breaking in
we had been breaking in
you had been breaking in
they had been breaking in
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will break in
you will break in
he/she/it will break in
we will break in
you will break in
they will break in
Future continuous
I will be breaking in
you will be breaking in
he/she/it will be breaking in
we will be breaking in
you will be breaking in
they will be breaking in
Future perfect
I will have broken in
you will have broken in
he/she/it will have broken in
we will have broken in
you will have broken in
they will have broken in
Future perfect continuous
I will have been breaking in
you will have been breaking in
he/she/it will have been breaking in
we will have been breaking in
you will have been breaking in
they will have been breaking in
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would break in
you would break in
he/she/it would break in
we would break in
you would break in
they would break in
Conditional continuous
I would be breaking in
you would be breaking in
he/she/it would be breaking in
we would be breaking in
you would be breaking in
they would be breaking in
Conditional perfect
I would have break in
you would have break in
he/she/it would have break in
we would have break in
you would have break in
they would have break in
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been breaking in
you would have been breaking in
he/she/it would have been breaking in
we would have been breaking in
you would have been breaking in
they would have been breaking in
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you break in
we let´s break in
you break in
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to break in
Past participle
broken in
Present Participle
breaking in
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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BREAK IN

break bread
break camp
break cover
break dance
break dancer
break dancing
break down
break even
break feeding
break ground
break into
break it down
break new ground
break of day
break of serve
break off
break one´s back
break one´s heart
break one´s neck
break out

WORDS THAT END LIKE BREAK IN

block in
book in
check in
chuck in
get stuck in
ink in
jack in
kick in
muck in
pack in
sink in
suck in
take stock in
tuck in
up to one´s neck in
work in

Synonyms and antonyms of break in in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BREAK IN»

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

Translation of «break in» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BREAK IN

Find out the translation of break in to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of break in from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «break in» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

闯入
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

entrar
570 millions of speakers

English

break in
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ताला तोड़ कर घुसना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَقْتَحِم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вламываться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arrombar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মধ্যে বিরতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cambrioler
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pecah masuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

einbrechen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

押し入る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

침입하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Break ing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đột nhập
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடைக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मध्ये खंडित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sözünü kesmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

irrompere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

włamać się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вдиратися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a intra prin efracție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάνω διάρρηξη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

breek in
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

göra inbrott
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bryte (seg) inn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of break in

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BREAK IN»

The term «break in» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.297 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BREAK IN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about break in

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10 QUOTES WITH «BREAK IN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word break in.
1
Darren Criss
Theater is a living creature. It takes a while to break in, like a new pair of shoes.
2
Jules Feiffer
Maturity is only a short break in adolescence.
3
Thom Filicia
When we first sort of break in or bust into the house, if you will, there's some tough love.
4
Alan Dean Foster
The overwhelming triumph of the international multimedia conglomerate has resulted in less diversity within the field and has made it much harder for newer writers not only to break in, but to make any kind of a living while doing so.
5
Willie Geist
I guess it turns out choosing your life partner from a group of men trying to get their break in show business by sitting around shirtless in a swimming pool while cameras watch around the clock isn't the path to a soulmate after all.
6
Stephen Jay Gould
I love the wry motto of the Paleontological Society, meant both literally and figuratively, for hammers are the main tool of our trade: Frango ut patefaciam - I break in order to reveal.
7
Lucy Griffiths
Catherine Zeta-Jones started out like me. Her big break in Hollywood was in 'Zorro.'
8
George Harrison
The biggest break in my career was getting into the Beatles in 1962. The second biggest break since then is getting out of them.
9
Jim C. Hines
It's not like publishing is perfect. Far from it. The industry is struggling to adapt and survive, and it's incredibly frustrating trying to break in.
10
Josh Holloway
I've been doing this for seven and a half years. I've been just bustin' it, trying to break in as an artist in this business. For me, it's still just about the work. I get the scripts and I'm all about that. I don't really even have an idea what that's going to be like.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BREAK IN»

Discover the use of break in in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to break in and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hollywood Drive: What it Takes to Break In, Hang in & Make ...
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Eve Light Honthaner, 2013
2
Break In
Steeplechase jockey Christmas "Kit" Fielding has had more than his share of close calls both on and off the course. But trouble hits close to home when a grudge between his family and his sister's in-laws turns into a blood feud.
Dick Francis, 2005
3
Bend, Not Break: A Life in Two Worlds
Born on the eve of China’s Cultural Revolution, Ping Fu was separated from her family at the age of eight.
Ping Fu, Mei Mei Fox, 2012
4
Break-In
The "breakfast boys," break into people's houses--not to steal anything, just to look around. But one night it all goes wrong. The owner is there, but he's dead.
Mike Parker, 2003
5
Burglars on the Job: Streetlife and Residential Break-ins
In this volume they present their findings in the areas of motivation, target selection, methods of entering and searching a residence, and methods of selling stolen goods, concluding with a discussion of the theoretical implications of ...
Richard T. Wright, 1996
6
Slow Learners: A Break in the Circle - A Practical Guide for ...
First Published in 1978. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Diane Griffin, 2005
7
The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI
The author, the first reporter to receive the FBI files, began to cover this story during the three years she worked for The Washington Post and continued her investigation long after she'd left the paper, figuring out who the burglars were ...
Betty Medsger, 2014
8
In the Break: The Aesthetics of the Black Radical Tradition
Tragedy, Elegy Amiri Baraka's work is in the break, in the scene, in the music.1 This location, at once internal and interstitial, determines the character of Baraka's political and aesthetic intervention. Syncopation, performance, and the anarchic ...
Fred Moten, 2003
9
Break-In
Jose Yglesias. The sonovabitch was running away, he must be guilty as hell. And he had thrown the planter. That too counted against him. Rudy didn't see the can of Raid knocked down on the floor and he fell. If I break a hip like Mama, I'll kill ...
Jose Yglesias
10
How to Break Into Pharmaceutical Sales: A Headhunter's Strategy
In his down-to-earth and practical style, top headhunter Tom Ruff shares secrets he's gathered over sixteen years of grooming and placing top talent with more than one hundred of the country's top pharmaceutical companies.
Tom Ruff, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BREAK IN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term break in is used in the context of the following news items.
1
I-35 reopens following gas line break in Clay County
Northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 35 were closed at Missouri Highway 152 in the Northland after a gas main break. «KCTV Kansas City, Jul 15»
2
Water main break in Los Osos gushes for hours
A construction company repairing old sewer lines in Los Osos struck a water main Monday, causing water to flow from a pipe for hours. «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Jonathan Powell has his weakness exposed on short break in Malta
Jonathan Powell does not appear in print as often as he used to and when he left the Mail on Sunday last year, having covered every Grand ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Man fatally shot as he tried to break into Upper Marlboro home …
Prince George's County police are investigating a break-in that turned deadly early Monday morning. It happened at a house in a gated ... «MyFox Washington DC, Jul 15»
5
Two Madison, MN, Businesses Suffer Property Damage From …
Two Madison, Minnesota, businesses suffered property damage from attempted break in late Friday night or early Saturday morning. «KDLT News, Jul 15»
6
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve water main break floods Davidson Street
City crews have been dealing with a water main break in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough of Montreal. It flooded Davidson Street ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
7
Naked man accused of trying to break into woman's Volusia home
A naked man was arrested Friday in Volusia County on allegations of trying to break into a woman's home. James Herndon was arrested in ... «WKMG Orlando, Jul 15»
8
Teens arrested after school break in
Police arrested two boys, aged 16 and 17 following a break in at a school on ... It Is not thought that anything was taken during the break in. «Coleraine Times, Jul 15»
9
Heavy rains; PSWD 4 suffers break in line
Heavy downpours Friday afternoon left many bean and cornfields standing in water. Above is a field along Highway 114 east of Dexter with ... «Standard-Democrat, Jul 15»
10
Water level recedes in Nashik as monsoon takes a break | Nashik …
NASHIK: It`s been two weeks since the district received its last bout of rain and the sudden, unexpected break in monsoon has steadily brought ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»

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