English
Verb
en-verb|inf=to break up|breaks up|breaking up|broke up|broken up
- intransitive To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.
#:It broke up when it hit the ground.
- intransitive|idiom To end a relationship.
#:She broke up with her boyfriend last week.
- intransitive|idiom To dissolve; to part.
#:''The meeting finally broke up after a three-hour discussion.
- intransitive|idiom Of a telephone conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection.
#:You are breaking up. Can you repeat that?
- transitive To break or separate into pieces.
#:Break up the cheese and put it in the salad.
- transitive|idiom To stop a fight; to separate people who are fighting.
#:The police came in to break up the disturbance.
See also
breakup (noun)
io:break up
Category:English phrasal verbs
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