This document discusses 11 different meanings of the phrasal verb "break" in English. It provides examples for each meaning: 1) break away (run away, escape), 2) break down (fail, collapse), 3) break in (train, enter forcibly), 4) break into (enter by force), 5) break off (stop suddenly, separate), 6) break out (start abruptly, appear suddenly), 7) break something open (open by force), 8) break through (make way through, overcome obstacles), 9) break up (come to an end, disperse), 10) break upon (come upon suddenly), and 11) break with (quarrel with, separate). It then provides 10 examples sentences

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PHRASAL VERB:BREAK
1, Break away (run away, get loose, escape)
Ex: the boy tried to break away but his mother snatched his skirt
The horse has broken away from its stable
The cyclist broke away from the pack
2, Break down (fail, collapse, go out of working order, give
into tears, to go bankrupt, smash)
Ex: she broke down during the speech( =she collapsed)
We couldn’t reach in time because the car broke down(= the car stopped working)
The vacuum cleaner has broken down
I broke down in tears after hearing the bad news(= I cried)
We broke down to wall to get in. (= we smashed the wall)
3, Break in (train, enter forcibly, interrupt)
Ex: we need a trainer to break in our pony(= we need a person to train our pony)
The thieves broke in through the back door
The robbers who were trying to break in were caught by the owner og the shop
Don’t break in the speaker(= don’t interrupt the speaker)
4, Break into (ender by force, enter a field of activity)
Ez: the burglars broke into the shop and looked it

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I broke into blogging 2 years ago
5, Break off( stop suddenly, separate or become separated)
Ex: we started together but she broke off I the middle(= she separated from me)
John broke off during his speech(= he stopped suddenly)
6, Break out( start abruptly,appear suddenly)
Ex: cholua has broken out in the city
Panic broke out as soon as the news of the explosion arrived
7, Break something open( open by force)
Ex: as no one open the door, we decided to break it open
8, Break through( make a way through, overcome obstacles)
Ex: his will power helped him break through all obstacles(= he will succeeded in
overcoming all obstacles)
We cut the tree to breakthrough
9, Break up( come to an end, disperse)
Ex: the conference broke up at 10pm(= the conference came to an end at 10pm)
The police broke up the crowd(= the police dispersed te crowd)
The had broken up many times before the wedding(= they had ended their
relationship by the wedding)
10, Break upon( come upon suddenly)
Ex: the police broke upon the robbers and arrested them
11, Break with( quarrel with, separate)
Ex: I don’t want to break with him for your sake

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BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG
1. My car's always breaking _____
2. The prisoner broke _______ under questioning.
3. As he left the house, he broke ____ song
4. Burglars broke _____our house last night.
5. The two countries have broken ______ relations.
6. He broke ___ to drink a sip of water.
7. An epidemic of Typhoid has broken ______
8. A rebellion has broken _______ in the north.
9. The police broke ______ the demonstration.
10. The party broke ____ into a number of small group.
Đáp án:
1.down
2.down
3.into
4.into
5.up
6.off
7.out
8.out
9.up
10.up