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bro·ken

(brō′kən)
v.
Past participle of break.
adj.
1. Forcibly separated into two or more pieces; fractured: a broken arm; broken glass.
2. Sundered by divorce, separation, or desertion of a parent or parents: children from broken homes; a broken marriage.
3. Having been violated: a broken promise.
4.
a. Incomplete: a broken set of books.
b. Being in a state of disarray; disordered: troops fleeing in broken ranks.
5.
a. Intermittently stopping and starting; discontinuous: a broken cable transmission.
b. Varying abruptly, as in pitch: broken sobs.
c. Spoken with gaps and errors: broken English.
6. Topographically rough; uneven: broken terrain.
7.
a. Subdued totally; humbled: a broken spirit.
b. Weakened and infirm: broken health.
8. Crushed by grief: died of a broken heart.
9. Financially ruined; bankrupt.
10. Not functioning; out of order: a broken washing machine.

bro′ken·ly adv.
bro′ken·ness n.
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broken

(ˈbrəʊkən)
vb
the past participle of break
adj
1. fractured, smashed, or splintered: a broken vase.
2. imperfect or incomplete; fragmentary: a broken set of books.
3. interrupted; disturbed; disconnected: broken sleep.
4. intermittent or discontinuous: broken sunshine.
5. (Music, other) varying in direction or intensity, as of pitch: a broken note; a broken run.
6. not functioning: a broken radio.
7. spoilt or ruined by divorce (esp in the phrases broken home, broken marriage)
8. (of a trust, promise, contract, etc) violated; infringed
9. overcome with grief or disappointment: a broken heart.
10. (Grammar) (of the speech of a foreigner) imperfect in grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation: broken English.
11. Also: broken-in made tame or disciplined by training: a broken horse; a broken recruit.
12. exhausted or weakened as through ill-health or misfortune
13. confused or disorganized: broken ranks of soldiers.
14. breached or opened: broken defensive lines.
15. irregular or rough; uneven: broken ground.
16. bankrupt or out of money: a broken industry.
17. (Colours) (of colour) having a multicoloured decorative effect, as by stippling paint onto a surface
18. informal South African drunk
ˈbrokenly adv
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bro•ken

(ˈbroʊ kən)

v.
1. pp. of break.
adj.
2. reduced to fragments; fragmented.
3. ruptured; torn; fractured.
4. not functioning properly; out of working order.
5. infringed or violated: a broken promise.
6. interrupted, disrupted, or disconnected: a broken line.
7. changing direction abruptly.
8. fragmentary or incomplete.
9. weakened in strength, spirit, etc.: broken health.
10. tamed, trained, or reduced to submission: broken to the saddle.
11. (of language) imperfectly spoken: broken English.
12. spoken in a halting manner, as under emotional strain.
13. disunited or divided; disrupted, as by divorce: broken families.
14. not smooth; rough or irregular: broken ground.
15. overwhelmed with sorrow or disappointment: a broken heart.
16. ruined; bankrupt: broken fortunes.
bro′ken•ly, adv.
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broken

Broken is the past participle of the verb break.

He has broken a window with a ball.

Broken is also an adjective. A broken object has split into pieces or has cracked, for example because it has been hit or dropped.

He sweeps away the broken glass under the window.
...a long table covered in broken crockery.
He glanced at the broken lock he was still holding in his free hand.

If a machine or device is not functioning because there is something wrong with it, you do not usually say that it 'is broken'. You say that it does not work or is not working.

One of the lamps didn't work.
Chris sits beside him with sweaters on because the heater doesn't work.
The traffic lights weren't working properly.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. broken - physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken"
damaged - harmed or injured or spoiled; "I won't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings"
injured - harmed; "injured soldiers"; "injured feelings"
imperfect - not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect"
unsound - not sound financially; "unsound banking practices"
unbroken - not broken; whole and intact; in one piece; "fortunately the other lens is unbroken"
2. broken - not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly; "broken lines of defense"; "a broken cable transmission"; "broken sleep"; "tear off the stub above the broken line"; "a broken note"; "broken sobs"
noncontinuous, discontinuous - not continuing without interruption in time or space; "discontinuous applause"; "the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas"; "he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling"
unbroken - marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence; "cars in an unbroken procession"; "the unbroken quiet of the afternoon"
3. broken - subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"
humble - marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski
4. [画像:broken - (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded]broken - (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts"
contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
kept, unbroken - (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded; "unbroken promises"; "promises kept"
5. broken - tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in"
tamed, tame - brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"
6. broken - topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground"
rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
7. broken - imperfectly spoken or written; "broken English"
imperfect - not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect"
8. [画像:broken - thrown into a state of disarray or confusion]broken - thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset"
disorganised, disorganized - lacking order or methodical arrangement or function; "a disorganized enterprise"; "a thousand pages of muddy and disorganized prose"; "she was too disorganized to be an agreeable roommate"
9. broken - weakened and infirm; "broken health resulting from alcoholism"
impaired - diminished in strength, quality, or utility; "impaired eyesight"
10. broken - destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family"
destroyed - spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind"
11. broken - out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken'); "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; "the coke machine is busted"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
damaged - harmed or injured or spoiled; "I won't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings"
12. broken - discontinuous; "broken clouds"; "broken sunshine"
meteorology - the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)
distributed - spread out or scattered about or divided up
13. broken - lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia"
incomplete, uncomplete - not complete or total; not completed; "an incomplete account of his life"; "political consequences of incomplete military success"; "an incomplete forward pass"
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broken

adjective
2. failed, ruined, wrecked, unsuccessful, abortive, ending in divorce the traumas of a broken marriage
3. imperfect, halting, hesitating, stammering, disjointed Eric could only respond in broken English.
4. smashed, destroyed, burst, shattered, fragmented, fractured, demolished, severed, ruptured, rent, separated, shivered Damp air came through the broken window.
5. defective, not working, ruined, imperfect, out of order, not functioning, on the blink (slang), on its last legs, kaput (informal) a broken guitar and a rusty snare drum
6. violated, forgotten, ignored, disregarded, not kept, infringed, retracted, disobeyed, dishonoured, transgressed, traduced History is made up of broken promises.
8. fractured, cracked, splintered He escaped with a broken leg.
9. cut, wounded, pierced, punctured, perforated, ruptured The broken skin became infected.
10. uneven, rough, bumpy, rutted, not flat, not level, not smooth, pitty the rough broken ground in front of the flats
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Translations
مَكْسور وَعِر، ، غَيْر مُسْتَوٍمُتَقَطِّعمُكَسَّر، غَيْر سَليممُكَسَّر، لوالِدَيْن مُنْفَصِلَيْن
rozbitýčlenitýhrbolatýlámanýnarušený
gebrokkeni stykkerknækketknustujævn
rikkinäinensurkeaalennettuhajallakatkennut
slomljen
felbomlottmegszakítotttörötttört
bjagaîurbrotinneyîilagîur, skilnaîar-, vandræîa-óslétturrofinn, slitinn
壊れた
부서진
darkytasnelyguspertrauktassudužęssuiręs
iedragātsizputējisizputinātslauzītsnelīdzens
lámanýnarušenýprerušený
pokvarjenrazbitzlomljen
trasig
เส้นประ
kırık kırık dökükkırılmışbölünmüşbozuk
bị vỡ

broken

[ˈbrəʊkən]
A. PP of break
B. ADJ
1. [object] → roto, quebrado (LAm); [bone] → roto, fracturado ; [skin] → cortado
"do not use on broken skin""no aplicar si hay cortes o heridas en la piel"
he sounds like a broken recordparece un disco rallado
2. (= not working) [machine] → estropeado, averiado
3. (= uneven) [road surface] → accidentado
4. (= ruined) [health, spirit] → quebrantado ; [heart] → roto, destrozado
to die of a broken heartmorir de pena
broken in healthdeshecho, muy decaído
a broken manun hombre deshecho
a broken reed (fig) → una persona quemada
5. (= interrupted) [line] → quebrado ; [voice] → entrecortado ; [sleep] → interrumpido ; [cloud] → fragmentario
he speaks broken Englishchapurrea el inglés
she had a broken nightdurmió mal, despertándose a cada momento
6. (= failed) [marriage] → deshecho
a broken homeuna familia dividida
7. [promise] → roto, quebrantado
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broken

[ˈbrəʊkən]
pp of break
adj
[arm, leg] → cassé(e); [machine, toy] → cassé(e)
a broken leg → une jambe cassée
to have a broken arm → avoir le bras cassé
He's got a broken arm → Il a le bras cassé.
It's broken → C'est cassé.
[promise, vow] → rompu(e)
a broken marriage → un mariage brisé
a broken home → un foyer désuni
(= halting) [language] → hésitant(e)
in broken French → dans un français hésitant
to speak broken French → parler un français hésitant
(= with gaps) [line] → discontinu(e)broken-down [ˌbrəʊkənˈdaʊn] adj
[car] → en panne ; [machine] → détraqué(e)
[person] → usé(e)
[building] → délabré(e)broken-hearted [ˌbrəʊkənˈhɑːrtɪd] adj [mother, lover] → au cœur brisé
to be broken-hearted → avoir le cœur brisé
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broken

ptp of break
adj
kaputt (inf); twiggeknickt ; bonegebrochen ; rope alsogerissen ; (= smashed) cup, glass etczerbrochen, kaputt
(fig) voicebrüchig ; chordgebrochen ; heart, spirit, mangebrochen ; health, marriagezerrüttet ; surely his voice has broken by nower muss den Stimmbruch schon hinter sich (dat)haben; from a broken homeaus zerrütteten Familienverhältnissen
promisegebrochen ; appointmentnicht (ein)gehalten
road, surface, grounduneben ; coastlinezerklüftet ; water, seaaufgewühlt, bewegt ; setunvollständig
(= interrupted) journeyunterbrochen ; line alsogestrichelt ; sleep alsogestört
English, German etcgebrochen

broken

:
broken-down
adj machine, car, furniturekaputt (inf); buildingheruntergekommen
brokenhearted
adjuntröstlich
broken white
broken-winded
adjkurzatmig, dämpfig (spec)
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broken

[ˈbrəʊkn]
1. pp of break
2. adj
a. (gen) → rotto/a; (stick) → spezzato/a (fig) (marriage) → fallito/a; (promise, vow) → infranto/a, non rispettato/a ; (appointment) → mancato/a; (health) → rovinato/a; (spirit) → a pezzi ; (heart) → infranto/a
he comes from a broken home → i suoi sono divisi
he's a broken old man → è un vecchio finito
b. (uneven, surface, coastline) → irregolare ; (ground) → accidentato/a; (interrupted, line) → spezzato/a; (sleep) → agitato/a
to have a broken night → non riuscire dormire una notte di filato
he speaks broken English → parla un inglese stentato
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broken

(ˈbrəukən) adjective
1. see break . a broken window; My watch is broken. gebreek, stukkend مَكْسور счупен quebrado rozbitý zerbrochen knust; i stykker σπασμένος, χαλασμένος katkine شکسته rikkoutunut cassé שבור टूटा, खंडित razbijen törött rusak こわれた 고장난 sudužęs, sugedęs salauzts pecah kapot knust, i stykker, brukket rozbity, zepsuty مات quebrado spart разбитый; сломанный rozbitý razbit; pokvarjen pokvaren trasig, sönder แตก kırık, kırılmış; bozulmuş 破掉,壞了 розбитий, зламаний شکستہ ، ٹوٹی ہوئی bị vỡ 破碎的,弄坏的
2. interrupted. broken sleep. onderbroke مُتَقَطِّع прекъснат interrompido přerušený, přetržený unterbrochen afbrudt διακοπτόμενος, διαταραγμένος interrumpido katkeline بهم خورده؛ نامرتب keskeytynyt interrompu מְקוּטָע उचाट नींद isprekidan megszakított terganggu interrotto; agitato とぎれた 방해된 pertrauktas iedragāts; traucēts tidur yang terganggu gebroken avbrutt przerwany ګډ وډ، له یو بل سره لګیدلی interrompido întrerupt нарушенный prerušený pretrgan prekinut avbruten ไม่ติดต่อ; ถูกขัดจังหวะ kesintili, kesik kesik, bölünmüş 斷續的 уривчастий منقطع ، رکاوٹ والا đứt quãng 断续的
3. uneven. broken ground. ongelyke وَعِر، ، غَيْر مُسْتَوٍ неравен irregular hrbolatý, členitý uneben ujævn ανώμαλος, ανομοιογενής accidentado ebatasane ناصاف؛ ناهموار epätasainen accidenté מוזנח उबड़-खाबड़ nepotpun egyenetlen tidak rata accidentato でこぼこの 울퉁불퉁한 nelygus nelīdzens tanah yang tidak rata oneffen ujevn, oppkjørt nierówny نا همواره irregular accidentat неровный hrboľatý neraven nejednak ojämn, kuperad ขรุขระ düz olmayan, inişli yokuşlu 起伏不平的 зораний غیر ہموار nhấp nhô 起伏不平的
4. (of language) not fluent. He speaks broken English. gebroke, krom, geradbraakte م��كَسَّر، غَيْر سَليم развален incorreto lámaný gebrochen gebrokken σπαστός, που δε μιλιέται καλά chapurreado konarlik شکسته؛ بریده بریده murteellinen mauvais שָׂפָה רְצוּצָה टूटी-फूटी भाषा loš tört (angolság) patah-patah scorretto, sgrammaticato 文法など不完全な 서툰 darkytas (par valodu) lauzīts tak lancar gebroken gebrokkent łamany پریک پریک، مات incorrecto stricat ломаный lámaný polomljen loše bruten ไม่คล่อง bozuk, kırık dökük 不流利的 ламаний غیر رواں ، نا ہموار không lưu loát 蹩脚的
5. ruined. The children come from a broken home (= their parents are no longer living together). gebroke, ontwrigte مُكَسَّر، لوالِدَيْن مُنْفَصِلَيْن съсипан desfeito narušený, rozbitý zerrüttet ødelagt; opløst διαλυμένος, κατεστραμμένος deshecho purunenud نابسامان rikkinäinen désuni שבור विभाजित परिवार uništen felbomlott (család) berantakan disunito 片親だけの 파괴된 suiręs izputināts; izputējis rumah tangga yang berpecah belah ontwricht ødelagt, oppløst rozbity خراب desfeito destrămat, dezbinat разрушенный narušený razdrt razrušen trasig, sönderslagen ไม่สมบูรณ์ dağılmış 破裂的 розбитий کھنڈر ، شکستہ bị đổ vỡ 被破坏的
ˌbroken-ˈhearted adjective
overcome by grief. ontroosbaar, gebroke, met 'n gebroke hart كِسيرِ القَلْب، حَزينٌ جِدّا съкрушен de coração partido citově raněný untröstlich dybt fortvivlet; bundulykkelig συντετριμμένος από θλίψη con el corazón partido murest murtud دلشکسته murtunut au coeur brisé שְבוּר לֵב शोक-संतप्त, दु:खी slomljena srca reményvesztett terpengaruh kesedihan, patah hati dal cuore spezzato/infranto 傷心の 상심한 prislėgtas, susisielojęs satriekts; dziļi nelaimīgs patah hati diepbedroefd helt knust/fortvilet zrozpaczony زړه مات destroçado sfâşiat de durere убитый горем so zlomeným srdcom nesrečen slomljenog srca nedbruten av sorg, förkrossad อกหัก üzüntülü; kalbi kırılmış 心碎的 убитий горем; з розбитим серцем شکستہ دل đau khổ 心碎的
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broken

مَكْسور rozbitý knækket zerbrochen σπασμένος discontinuo , roto rikkinäinen cassé slomljen interrotto 壊れた 부서진 gebroken ødelagt połamany quebrado прерывистый trasig เส้นประ kırık bị vỡ 不连贯的
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broken

a. pp. de to break, [bone] fracturado-a, quebrado-a
broken armbrazo fracturado, quebrado;
[home, person]
broken homehogar deshecho, destrozado;
broken hearteddescorazonado.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

broken

(pp de break) adj quebrado, roto
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In prison-cell or yard, Is as that broken box that gave
All the beauty that has ever been in the world has broken the laws of all previous beauty, and unwillingly dictated laws to the beauty that succeeded it,--laws which that beauty has no less spiritedly broken, to prove in turn dictator to its successor.
Here do I sit and wait, old broken tables around me and also new half- written tables.
Had Jerry, with a broken leg or so, still retained power of movement, then he would have mauled him, perhaps to death.
He seemed to like me, and said, "When he has been well broken in he will do very well." My master said he would break me in himself, as he should not like me to be frightened or hurt, and he lost no time about it, for the next day he began.
She had lately remitted the trespass of a stage-coachman, who had overturned her post-chaise into a ditch; nay, she had even broken the law, in refusing to prosecute a highwayman who had robbed her, not only of a sum of money, but of her ear-rings; at the same time d--ning her, and saying, "Such handsome b--s as you don't want jewels to set them off, and be d--n'd to you." But now, so uncertain are our tempers, and so much do we at different times differ from ourselves, she would hear of no mitigation; nor could all the affected penitence of Honour, nor all the entreaties of Sophia for her own servant, prevail with her to desist from earnestly desiring her brother to execute justiceship (for it was indeed a syllable more than justice) on the wench.
"The spring was broken yesterday," said the footman.
By his right side lay a sword, of which the tip was broken off; on the left side lay a Bible.
Abridgment: miniature Absurd: stupid, unpolished Abuse: cheat, deceive Aculeate: stinging Adamant: loadstone Adust: scorched Advoutress: adulteress Affect: like, desire Antic: clown Appose: question Arietation: battering-ram Audit: revenue Avoidance: secret outlet Battle: battalion Bestow: settle in life Blanch: flatter, evade Brave: boastful Bravery: boast, ostentation Broke: deal in brokerage Broken: shine by comparison Broken music: part music Cabinet: secret Calendar: weather forecast Card: chart, map Care not to: are reckless Cast: plan Cat: cate, cake Charge and adventure: cost and risk
Still the Trojans and brave Hector would not yet have broken down the gates and the great bar, had not Jove turned his son Sarpedon against the Argives as a lion against a herd of horned cattle.

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