Meaning of "broke" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF BROKE

broke  [brəʊk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BROKE

Broke is a verb and can also act as an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

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

See the conjugation of the verb broke in English.

WHAT DOES BROKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Broke

Broke may refer to: ▪ Broke, New South Wales, village in Australia ▪ Broke, a state of being currently out of money ▪ Broke, discarded paper created when a break occurs in the normally continuous papermaking process; the broke is usually recycled...

Definition of broke in the English dictionary

The definition of broke in the dictionary is having no money; bankrupt.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BROKE

PRESENT

Present

I break

you break

he/she/it breaks

we break

you break

they break

Present continuous

I am breaking

you are breaking

he/she/it is breaking

we are breaking

you are breaking

they are breaking

Present perfect

I have broken

you have broken

he/she/it has broken

we have broken

you have broken

they have broken

Present perfect continuous

I have been breaking

you have been breaking

he/she/it has been breaking

we have been breaking

you have been breaking

they have been breaking

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

you broke

he/she/it broke

we broke

you broke

they broke

Past continuous

I was breaking

you were breaking

he/she/it was breaking

we were breaking

you were breaking

they were breaking

Past perfect

I had broken

you had broken

he/she/it had broken

we had broken

you had broken

they had broken

Past perfect continuous

I had been breaking

you had been breaking

he/she/it had been breaking

we had been breaking

you had been breaking

they had been breaking

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

FUTURE

Future

I will break

you will break

he/she/it will break

we will break

you will break

they will break

Future continuous

I will be breaking

you will be breaking

he/she/it will be breaking

we will be breaking

you will be breaking

they will be breaking

Future perfect

I will have broken

you will have broken

he/she/it will have broken

we will have broken

you will have broken

they will have broken

Future perfect continuous

I will have been breaking

you will have been breaking

he/she/it will have been breaking

we will have been breaking

you will have been breaking

they will have been breaking

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would broke

you would broke

he/she/it would broke

we would broke

you would broke

they would broke

Conditional continuous

I would be breaking

you would be breaking

he/she/it would be breaking

we would be breaking

you would be breaking

they would be breaking

Conditional perfect

I would have broke

you would have broke

he/she/it would have broke

we would have broke

you would have broke

they would have broke

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been breaking

you would have been breaking

he/she/it would have been breaking

we would have been breaking

you would have been breaking

they would have been breaking

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you break
we let´s break
you break

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to break

Past participle

broken

Present Participle

breaking

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 «BROKE»

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

synonyms of broke

abandon · advantage · alienation · alleviate · alter · announce · appear · awayday · bankrupt · batter · beat · better · breach · break down · breathing space · bring down · buffet · burst · bust · cap · cease · cessation · chance · change · check · chink · cleft · come out · come out in the wash · conk out · contravene · cow · crack · cranny · crash · crevice · crush · cushion · cut · cut out · decipher · declare · decode · decrypt · defy · degrade · demolish · demoralize · demote · descramble · destroy · die · diminish · dirt-poor · disaffection · disclose · discontinue · discontinuity · disintegrate · disobey · dispirit · dispute · disregard · disturb · disunion · divide · division · divulge · drop · ease · emerge · end · entr´acte · erupt · estrangement · exceed · excel · falter · fissure · flout · fortune · fracture · fragment · gap · gash · give out · give up · go phut · go wrong · halt · happen · have had it · hesitate · hiatus · hole · holiday · humiliate · impoverish · impoverished · in the red · infract · infringe · insolvent · interlude · intermission · interpret · interrupt · interruption · interstice · interval · kick · lash · leave · leave off · lessen · lessening · let-up · lighten · lull · moderate · occur · opening · opportunity · outdo · outstrip · pack in · pack up · pause · penniless · penurious · perforate · pound · proclaim · pull the plug on · puncture · quit · recess · reduce · remission · rent · respite · rest · reveal · rift · ruin · ruined · rupture · schism · schoolie · separate · separation · sever · severance · shake · shatter · shift · shiver · short · skint · slackening · smash · snap · soften · solve · space · splinter · split · stammer · stony-broke · stop · stutter · subdue · surpass · suspend · suspension · tame · tear · tell · temper · terminate · time off · top · transgress · trash · tremble · undermine · unscramble · vacation · violate · waver · weaken · work out

TRANSLATION OF BROKE

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 一文不名的
• Translator English - Spanish: sin un duro
• English: broke
• Translator English - Hindi: तोड़ दिया
• Translator English - Arabic: مُفْلِس
• Translator English - Russian: безденежный
• Translator English - Portuguese: sem dinheiro
• Translator English - Bengali: কপর্দকশূন্য
• Translator English - French: fauché
• Translator English - Malay: Pecah
• Translator English - German: pleite
• Translator English - Japanese: 破産した
• Translator English - Korean: 한푼 없는
• Translator English - Javanese: Nyuwek
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hết tiền
• Translator English - Tamil: உடைத்து
• Translator English - Marathi: तोडले
• Translator English - Turkish: kırdı
• Translator English - Italian: al verde
• Translator English - Polish: spłukany
• Translator English - Ukrainian: розорений
• Translator English - Romanian: falit
• Translator English - Greek: απένταρος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gebreek
• Translator English - Swedish: pank
• Translator English - Norwegian: blakk

10 QUOTES WITH «BROKE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word broke.

1

Scott Adams

Normal people... believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.

2

Conrad Aiken

Music I heard with you was more than music, and bread I broke with you was more than bread. Now that I am without you, all is desolate; all that was once so beautiful is dead.

3

Ludovico Ariosto

Nature made him, and then broke the mold.

4

Erich Bergen

My dad grew up in Pittsburgh in the '50s, and he used to sing Four Seasons songs on the stoop. He made me listen to Cousin Brucie - the guy who broke the Four Seasons on the radio. So I knew all of their songs, but I didn't know they were all by the same group.

5

Kit Bond

While I support immigration regulated through a legal framework, I do not support rewarding those who broke the law to get here.

6

Danny Brown

The most popular rap artists aren't supposed to be rapping about being broke.

7

Jim Brown

Nobody I ever broke bread with, and I see players all the time, talked about using their head running the football.

8

Howard Graham Buffett

Crop insurance should be a policy that keeps people from going broke, to make sure they can farm next year, but not to make them rich.

9

Nancy Cartwright

Since September 11, security has been increased everywhere, and we have new IDs to get on to the Fox lot. I drove to the security gate, but realized I'd left my ID in my other car. I just broke into that voice - 'Hey, man, I'm Bart Simpson. Who else sounds like this?' The guard waved me through.

10

Sarah Chalke

So the first season about halfway through he just sort of put us together and then broke us up all within one episode. One of the ideas is to have us do that once a year - to have everything blow up in our faces and not work out.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BROKE»

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

The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke

Addresses personal finance issues that are of relevance to today's world of high debt and disproportionate lifestyles, addressing such topics as credit cards, student loans, credit scores, insurance, and mortgages.

Suze Orman, 2005

Die Broke

From America's most trusted financial advisor comes a comprehensive guide to a new and utterly sane financial choice. In Die Broke, you'll learn that life is a game where the loser gives his money to Uncle Sam at the end.

Stephen Pollan, Mark Levine, 2009

Why We Broke Up

I'm telling you why we broke up, Ed. I'm writing it in this letter, the whole truth of why it happened.

Daniel Handler, 2011

Broke: How Debt Bankrupts the Middle Class

This book reveals the people behind the statistics, looking closely at how people get to the point of serious financial distress, the hardships of dealing with overwhelming debt, and the difficulty of righting one's financial life.

Katherine Porter, 2012

Dead Broke

A sequel to Going Broke finds former high roller and call girl Sarai awakening from a coma with no memory of the scandalous elements of her life, a situation that renders her vulnerable to untrustworthy people from her past. Reprint.

Trista Russell, 2011

Flat Broke with Children: Women in the Age of Welfare Reform

This text explores the impact of recent welfare reform on motherhood, marriage, and work in women's lives. It also focuses on what welfare reform reveals about work and family life, and its impact on us all.

Sharon Hays, 2004

Broke, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc.—How the Working ...

From the annual meeting of the national check cashers association in Las Vegas to a tour of the foreclosure-riddled neighborhoods of Dayton, Ohio, here is a subprime Fast Food Nation featuring an unforgettable cast of characters and ...

Gary Rivlin, 2010

Broke: A Poker Novel

Broke looks into the lives of Raf, Robert, and Matt in their high-stakes quest for gaining poker legend status and reveals just how addictive and dangerous the world of poker can be to one's bankroll and mental health.

Brandon Adams, 2008

They Broke the Law—You Be the Judge: True Cases of Teen Crime

Thought-provoking and eye-opening, this book is for all teens who want to know more about the juvenile justice system and the laws that pertain to them and their peers.

Thomas A. Jacobs, 2003

The Broke Diaries: The Completely True and Hilarious ...

The Broke Diaries is the first complete compilation of her experiences, written in a voice that is funny, unique, and dead-on. On buying ramen noodles: I am sooooooo embarassed. I only have 33 cents.

Angela Nissel, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BROKE»

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

Fair Work says CFMEU 'broke law 822 times' on Queensland work …

A major trade union and its representatives allegedly broke the law 822 times after shutting down two Queensland work sites, a federal ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»

Flashback: How Mark Cuban went from beer-stained floors, flat …

“Literally, Cuban landed on our doorstep flat-busted broke,” Schipper says. “Everybody figured, 'We've got five guys, what the hell, what's six? «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»

Yes, Greece's pension system is bloated, but pensioners are still broke

It's a pretty upsetting image: an elderly man, slumped against a wall in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, weeping. Taken by AFP photographer ... «Quartz, Jul 15»

Woman receives £65000 payout after NHS staff broke doll she …

A woman with severe learning difficulties has been given a £65,000 payout after hospital staff broke the limbs off a doll she believed was her ... «Metro, Jul 15»

There are 5 vital rules for a good referendum and Greece broke …

If referendums must be held, certain rules are vital, and this weekend Greece broke many of them. In a glass cabinet in the Acropolis Museum ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»

Police: Highland man broke into ex-girlfriend's home

A Highland man broke into his ex-girlfriend's home and "engaged in a domestic dispute," Town of Lloyd police said via news release. Ricardo ... «Poughkeepsie Journal, Jul 15»

'2 Broke Girls' actor learned accent in suburbs

The Ukrainian accent he uses to play a sex-crazed cook on the CBS comedy "2 Broke Girls" is something Jonathan Kite first learned in the ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»

Enrique Iglesiass Mom Just Broke Up the Marriage of Nobel-Winner …

Known as the 'Pearl of Manila,' Isabel Preysler is one of Spain's most notorious seducers. Her latest catch is one of the great living novelists. «Daily Beast, Jul 15»

Who Broke Up on #RichKids Last Night? Get the Recap of the Major …

Taylor-Ann Hasselhoff actually broke up with Bobby Blair. RichKids 307. Tune-in to the season finale of #RichKids of Beverly Hills this Sunday ... «E! Online, Jul 15»

EXCLUSIVE! Relationship Expert Dr. V Weighs In On What Really …

EXCLUSIVE! Relationship Expert Dr. V Weighs In On What Really Broke Up Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner! 7/06/2015 6:10 PM ET | Filed under: Exclusives! «PerezHilton.com, Jul 15»