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Broken Adjective Bre ˈbrəʊkən ˈbroʊkən Window/Plate Leg/Arm Pieces

Word broken
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈbrəʊkən / NAmE / ˈbroʊkən /
Example
  • a broken window/plate
  • a broken leg/arm
  • pieces of broken glass
  • how did this dish get broken?
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broken

(adjective)BrE / ˈbrəʊkən / NAmE / ˈbroʊkən /
  1. that has been damaged or injured; no longer whole or working correctly
    • see also broken heart
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/broken-heart
    • a broken window/plate
    • a broken leg/arm
    • pieces of broken glass
    • How did this dish get broken?
    • The TV's broken.
  2. ended or destroyed
    • see also broken home
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/broken-home
    • a broken marriage/engagement
  3. not kept
  4. not continuous; disturbed or interrupted
    • a night of broken sleep
    • a single broken white line across the road
  5. made weak and tired by illness or difficulties
    • See related entries: Tiredness
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/tiredness/broken
    • He was a broken man after the failure of his business.
  6. spoken slowly and with a lot of mistakes; not fluent
    • to speak in broken English
  7. having a rough surface
    • an area of broken, rocky ground
  8. in a way that keeps repeating a statement or opinion in an annoying way
    • I hate sounding like a broken record, but I have to say again, we must do more to help.
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