This Book Covers The Following Topics: 01. English Verb -- 'Break' 02. Meanings of the Main Verb 'Break' 03. Idioms With the Word 'Break' 04. Phrasal Verbs With the Word 'Break' 05. Proverbs/Sayings With the Word 'Break' 06. Useful Expressions With the Word 'Break' 07. English Word: 'Break' -- Useful Notes 08. Conjugation of the Verb 'Break' Sample This: Break is an irregular verb. Its three forms are as follows: First Form (Base Form) - BREAK Second Form (Past Form) - BROKE Third Form (Past Participle) - BROKEN Present Perfect of 'Break' - Have/Has Broken Past Perfect of 'Break' -- Had Broken -ING Form of 'Break' - Breaking Infinitive of 'Break' -- To Break MOST COMMON Meanings OF "BREAK" AS The MAIN VERB ARE AS FOLLOWS: Meaning 1: to be damaged and divided or separated into two or more parts due to force of some type; to damage sth in this way -- Example Sentences: Many large trees broke under the weight of heavy snow. (break (in/into sth)) A passenger plane skidded off the runway and broke into pieces (break sth) At the age of 15, Day broke her legs in a car accident. A museum visitor intentionally broke a vase in the exhibition. (break sth in/into sth) He broke the table into many pieces and wood splinters flew up into the air. Meaning 2: (break sth) to do sth that is considered illegal or to fail to keep your promise, words, etc. -- Example Sentences: When minors break the law, they usually appear in juvenile court. Why do some employees break the rules? With their permission, you can break the agreement I had no other option but to break the contract with them What can you do when you break a promise to yourself? He broke the speed limit 15 times in four hours and was fined heftily. Meaning 3: (break sth) to make sth come to an end forcefully -- Example Sentences: Tear gas was hurled into the buildings to break the strike. They have managed to break the siege. Meaning 4: to destroy sth or make sb/sth weaker or unable to bear sth; to become weak or be destroyed -- Example Sentences: (break sb/sth) A loss would have definitely broken his morale. His battle with debilitating medical conditions never broke his resolve to struggle to maintain a productive life. The first time we confronted them; they broke our momentum and broke our spirit. He broke her by his harsh words. Racism broke her. (destroyed his confidence) (break under) The prisoner broke under questioning and confessed that he stole the money. He broke under pressure and lost the game. Meaning 5: (break sth) to end a relationship, association, connection, etc. with sb/sth -- Example Sentence: After he left college, he broke all ties with his former life.

This Book Covers The Following Topics: 01. English Verb -- ‘Break’ 02. Meanings of the Main Verb ‘Break’ 03. Idioms With the Word ‘Break’ 04. Phrasal Verbs With the Word ‘Break’ 05. Proverbs/Sayings With the Word ‘Break’ 06. Useful Expressions With the Word ‘Break’ 07. English Word: ‘Break’ -- Useful Notes 08. Conjugation of the Verb ‘Break’ Sample This: Break is an irregular verb. Its three forms are as follows: First Form (Base Form) -- BREAK Second Form (Past Form) -- BROKE Third Form (Past Participle) -- BROKEN Present Perfect of ‘Break’ – Have/Has Broken Past Perfect of ‘Break’ -- Had Broken -ING Form of ‘Break’ -- Breaking Infinitive of ‘Break’ -- To Break MOST COMMON Meanings OF “BREAK” AS The MAIN VERB ARE AS FOLLOWS: Meaning 1: to be damaged and divided or separated into two or more parts due to force of some type; to damage sth in this way Example Sentences: Many large trees broke under the weight of heavy snow. (break (in/into sth)) A passenger plane skidded off the runway and broke into pieces (break sth) At the age of 15, Day broke her legs in a car accident. A museum visitor intentionally broke a vase in the exhibition. (break sth in/into sth) He broke the table into many pieces and wood splinters flew up into the air. Meaning 2: (break sth) to do sth that is considered illegal or to fail to keep your promise, words, etc. Example Sentences: When minors break the law, they usually appear in juvenile court. Why do some employees break the rules? With their permission, you can break the agreement I had no other option but to break the contract with them What can you do when you break a promise to yourself? He broke the speed limit 15 times in four hours and was fined heftily. Meaning 3: (break sth) to make sth come to an end forcefully Example Sentences: Tear gas was hurled into the buildings to break the strike. They have managed to break the siege. Meaning 4: to destroy sth or make sb/sth weaker or unable to bear sth; to become weak or be destroyed Example Sentences: (break sb/sth) A loss would have definitely broken his morale. His battle with debilitating medical conditions never broke his resolve to struggle to maintain a productive life. The first time we confronted them; they broke our momentum and broke our spirit. He broke her by his harsh words. Racism broke her. (destroyed his confidence) (break under) The prisoner broke under questioning​ and confessed that he stole the money. He broke under pressure and lost the game. Meaning 5: (break sth) to end a relationship, association, connection, etc. with sb/sth Example Sentence: After he left college, he broke all ties with his former life.

In this rich reference work, Beth Levin classifies over 3,000 English verbs according to shared meaning and behavior. Levin starts with the hypothesis that a verb's meaning influences its syntactic behavior and develops it into a powerful tool for studying the English verb lexicon. She shows how identifying verbs with similar syntactic behavior provides an effective means of distinguishing semantically coherent verb classes, and isolates these classes by examining verb behavior with respect to a wide range of syntactic alternations that reflect verb meaning. The first part of the book sets out alternate ways in which verbs can express their arguments. The second presents classes of verbs that share a kernel of meaning and explores in detail the behavior of each class, drawing on the alternations in the first part. Levin's discussion of each class and alternation includes lists of relevant verbs, illustrative examples, comments on noteworthy properties, and bibliographic references. The result is an original, systematic picture of the organization of the verb inventory. Easy to use, English Verb Classes and Alternations sets the stage for further explorations of the interface between lexical semantics and syntax. It will prove indispensable for theoretical and computational linguists, psycholinguists, cognitive scientists, lexicographers, and teachers of English as a second language.

Through his analysis of selected major developments in the history of English, Smith argues that the history of language can only be understood from a dynamic perspective, and internal linguistic change mechanisms cannot be explained in isolation.

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