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PRONUNCIATION OF BROKEN-DOWN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BROKEN-DOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Broken-Down is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BROKEN-DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Broken Down

Broken Down may refer to: ▪ Broken Down: The EP, a 2003 hard rock album ▪ "Broken Down", a 2003 song by alternative metal band Sevendust ▪ "Empire State of Mind Broken Down", a 2009 jazz song...

Definition of broken-down in the English dictionary

The first definition of broken-down in the dictionary is worn out, as by age or long use; dilapidated. Other definition of broken-down is not in working order. Broken-Down is also physically or mentally ill.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BROKEN-DOWN

broken
broken chord
broken consort
Broken Hill
broken lot
broken number
broken reed
broken society
broken vein
broken white line
broken wind
broken-winded
brokenhearted
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedness
brokenly
brokenness
broker
broker-dealer
brokerage

WORDS THAT END LIKE BROKEN-DOWN

button-down
close-down
down
dressing-down
lie-down
low-down
one-down
pull-down
put-down
right-down
run-down
scaled-down
sit-down
step-down
stripped-down
top-down
trickle-down
up-and-down
upside-down
warm-down
watered-down

Synonyms and antonyms of broken-down in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «broken-down» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BROKEN-DOWN

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

Translator English - Chinese

破旧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

averiado
570 millions of speakers

English

broken-down
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टूटी डाउन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كسر إلى أسفل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сломан вниз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quebrado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভেঙ্গে পড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en panne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

rosak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kaputt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

壊れたダウン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

깨진 다운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rusak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phá vỡ xuống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடைக்கப்பட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तुटणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kırık aşağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guasto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

broken -down
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зламаний вниз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rupt - jos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπασμένα -down
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afgebreekte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

broken - down
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oppdelte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of broken-down

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BROKEN-DOWN»

The term «broken-down» is quite widely used and occupies the 23.879 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BROKEN-DOWN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «broken-down» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «broken-down» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about broken-down

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BROKEN-DOWN»

Discover the use of broken-down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to broken-down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Broken Down House: Living Productively in a World Gone Bad
Sin has ravaged the house that God created.
Paul David Tripp, 2009
2
Buddhist Catnaps and Broken-Down Hymns
" -Sean Daniels, Geva Theatre NYC "Piercing and unforgettable...with grit, grace, humor, and wisdom, these stories reveal us to ourselves again and again." -Stacey Brown, poet, "Cradle Song" "These stories take you on a rush of a ride.
Tommy Housworth, 2013
3
The Broken Down Mind of Joan Maurer: Poems & Monologues from ...
Poems & Monologues from Ashby Ponds JOAN MAURER. Sometimes when nobody's looking the sopranos let out a high shriek! Keep this to yourself and just say a prayer that that won't happen this week. Here's to the staff of Ashby ...
JOAN MAURER, 2014
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Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow
Here are profoundly moving narratives of fears overcome and risks taken; of hard times and difficult passages; of betrayal, divorce, sickness, and death; and of the day-to-day challenges of raising children, earning a living, and growing ...
Elizabeth Lesser, 2008
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BTEC National Beauty Therapy Sciences
When the meal is eaten, this structure is broken down into individual blocks: a pile of red, a pile of blue and a pile of yellow. During the process of digestion, the blocks are broken down further into even smaller pieces which can later be rebuilt ...
Jeanine Connor, Sheila Godfrey, Gill Milsom, 2004
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Bibliotheca classica latina; sive. Collectio auctorum ...
Machinery broken down. Lack of orders. Lack of orders. Lack of orders. I^ack of orders. Machinery broken down. Lack of orders; machinery broken down. No reason assigned. Machinery broken down. Lack of orders. No reason assigned.
7
Pieces of a Broken-down Critic, Picked Up by Himself V1: ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
Charles Astor Bristed, 2008
8
Linguistics of American Sign Language: An Introduction
Car, spider, and race, for example, are words, but they are also morphemes since they cannot be broken down into smaller meaningful parts. Morphemes which are also words are called free morphemes since they can stand alone. Bound ...
Clayton Valli, 2000
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Purchasing Power Parities and Real Expenditures 1999 1996 ...
GDP was broken down into six main aggregates, 19 expenditure groups and 65 expenditure categories as shown in Table D. The expenditure categories were broken down into 213 basic headings. More specific features of the breakdown ...
OECD, 2000
10
H.O. Pub
I. l. BROKE—BUMP. BROKE—Continued. I HKD BROOM. Engines broken down; towed in. BRICK—BROKE. BRICK. BRIDGE (of a ship). BRIDGE (over a river, etc. ). ~Bridge of boats. -Drawbridge. —Floating bridge. -—Foot bridge. BRIDLE.
United States. Hydrographic Office, 1901

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BROKEN-DOWN»

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'Terminator' is a broken-down machine
Time has totally run out on the Terminator franchise with “Terminator Genisys,” a movie that can only sputter a half-hearted attempt to justify its ... «Delco News Network, Jul 15»
2
Broken-down lorry causing delays for motorists in Ormskirk town …
A broken-down lorry at a one-way system in Ormskirk town centre caused delays for motorists this morning. Queues built up around Stanley ... «Southport Visiter, Jul 15»
3
Homeowners seek solution to broken-down house
This broken-down home on Martin Luther King Drive in Newton has ... Homeowner Annie Wilson said the broken-down house reduces the ... «Meridian Star, Jul 15»
4
How to Survive the Arctic Winter in a Broken-Down Camper Van
When his 1977 Dodge camper van died in Dawson City, Yukon, a few hours shy of the Arctic Circle, Cud Eastbound, 28, knew he needed to insulate the vehicle, ... «Outside Magazine, Jul 15»
5
Thieves targeting broken-down cars in Roane County
They left a broken-down car on the side of the road, set up a surveillance team, and waited. "We did it on three different occasions and on the ... «WVLT, Jun 15»
6
Cruise ship gives lift to broken-down boat
The Holland American cruise ship Noordam came to the aid of a broken-down tour boat Wednesday in Glacier Bay National Park. According to ... «Juneau Empire, Jun 15»
7
Providence's Broken-Down Recreation Centers
The Pawtucket Red Sox owners proposed not paying city property taxes for a new $85 million stadium in Providence for thirty years, a proposal ... «GoLocalProv, Jun 15»

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