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bro·ken

broken

 
pronunciation:
bro kihn
parts of speech:
adjective, verb
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Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: cracked or smashed into separate pieces, or no longer working.
She asked me to fix her broken toy so she could play.
 
antonyms:
intact, working
similar words:
on the blink, out of commission
definition 2: cracked or fractured.
His broken leg hurts.
antonyms:
intact
definition 3: not kept or carried out; violated.
His broken promise left me sad.
antonyms:
intact, kept
definition 4: not perfectly spoken.
The German man speaks broken Spanish.
antonyms:
perfect
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part of speech: verb
definition: past participle of "break."
She has broken her glasses.
derivations: brokenly (adv.), brokenness (n.)