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five different uses of the word 'break'.
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As a verb, 'break' can have many meanings,
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but today we're only going to look at three.
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Number one.
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It means to 'separate into pieces'.
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Oh, I sat on my glasses,
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but thankfully they didn't break!
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Two,
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break means that something
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'doesn't operate or doesn't function properly'.
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Why is my laptop not working?
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Don't tell me it's broken.
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And meaning number three.
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It means to 'surpass or do better than something else'.
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Have you seen that new horror film?
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It broke all the box office records.
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As an adjective, 'breaking' is very often used
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together with the word 'news'
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to mean that the news is 'very, very recent'.
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I get breaking news notifications on my phone.
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And finally, as a noun,
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break means to 'stop working for a short time'.
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It's time for a break!
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