āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
break in
/bÉšËeÉĒk ËÉĒn/
to break in
[phrase form: break]
01
āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to enter someone's property by force and without their consent, particularly to steal something
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The homeowners worried about someone trying to break in while they were away.
āĻā§āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĸā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻĨāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to start to speak in the middle of a conversation
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He broke in with a comment as soon as they paused.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻš āĻāĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ¨āĻž
to start something entirely new or take it to a higher level
Transitive: to break in sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The school is excited to break in a digital learning platform.
āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
04
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻļā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻž
to make a horse obedient, typically a young one
Transitive: to break in a horse
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The trainer emphasized the importance of trust when breaking horses in.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻļā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
05
āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻ§āĻ¸ā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to break in a way that causes the broken parts to fall inward
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The weakened dam is at risk of breaking in after days of heavy rain.
āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
06
āĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¨āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make something work better by using it regularly
Transitive: to break in sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Regular exercise will break in the new sneakers.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻŦā§.
07
āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to assist someone in getting used to a specific way of behaving or working
Transitive: to break in sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The mentor's role is to break the mentee in by offering valuable insights.
āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻšāĻ˛ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
