broke

[US]/brəʊk/
[UK]/broʊk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. walang pera, bangkarote
v. wasakain, basagin
Word Forms
Past Tensebroke
Past Participlebroke

Phrases & Collocations

flat broke

ulila sa pera

broke out

sumiklab

broke up

naghiwalay

broke away from

lumayo mula sa

go broke

maubusan ng pera

go for broke

subukan ang lahat

Example Sentences

Greg broke into a sprint.

Si Greg ay sumugod nang mabilis.

Sunlight broke into the room.

Pumasok ang sinag ng araw sa silid.

The elevator broke down.

Nasira ang elevator.

The stone broke the window.

Basag ng bato ang bintana.

The cup broke on the floor.

Basag ang tasa sa sahig.

He broke into the shop

Pumasok siya sa tindahan nang sapilitan.

She broke their code.

Nabasag niya ang kanilang code.

Their opposition broke down.

Gumuho ang kanilang pagtutol.

Their marriage broke up.

Natapos ang kanilang pagsasama.

The crowd broke up.

Nagkahiwa-hiwalay ang mga tao.

A fire broke out.

Sumiklab ang apoy.

They broke up the brotherhood.

Winak nila ang pagkakaisa.

He broke this pane of glass.

Basag niya ang salamin na ito.

she broke down on the motorway.

Umiyak siya sa motorway.

we broke up for the summer.

Naghiwalay kami para sa tag-init.

the whole cast broke up.

Naghiwalay ang buong cast.

they broke off their colloquy at once.

Bigla nilang tinapos ang kanilang pag-uusap.

the creak of a floorboard broke the silence.

Sinira ng pagkakakabog ng sahig ang katahimikan.

complete mayhem broke out.

Sumiklab ang ganap na kaguluhan.

Real-world Examples

First, I broke my promise to my husband about you, and second She broke off.

Una, napako ko ang pangako ko sa asawa ko tungkol sa iyo, at pangalawa, naghiwalay siya.

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

It broke my heart and it broke his heart.

Nasira nito ang puso ko at nasira rin ang puso niya.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation February 2017

And skint, I guess, like I'm broke.

At mahirap, sa palagay ko, parang ako'y walang pera.

Source: Listening Digest

Listen for the saying " we're broke" .

Makinig sa kasabihang " wala kaming pera."

Source: Learn English by Watching Movies with VOA

He was ten when Lewinsky scandal broke.

Siya ay sampung taong gulang noong sumikat ang iskandalo ni Lewinsky.

Source: BBC Listening Collection April 2015

She cried out when she broke her arm.

Umiyak siya nang malakas nang mabali niya ang kanyang braso.

Source: Rachel's Classroom on Phrasal Verbs

Suddenly, her face broke into a radiant smile.

Bigla, nagliwanag ang kanyang mukha sa isang masayang ngiti.

Source: Beautiful yet sorrowful memories.

Debris from the explosion broke a window.

Sinira ng mga debris mula sa pagsabog ang isang bintana.

Source: VOA Special April 2018 Collection

I'm sorry that I broke your vase.

Pasensya na dahil sinira ko ang iyong plorera.

Source: Shanghai Education Oxford Edition Junior High School English Grade 8 Volume 2

He was glad when Sirius broke the silence.

Natutuwa siya nang basagin ni Sirius ang katahimikan.

Source: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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