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Broke Break Separate Object Broken Pieces Result Blow

The verb 'break' means to separate or cause to separate, with 'broke' as the simple past and 'broken' as the past participle.

Verbum 'break' significat divideri vel separari, cum 'broke' sit simplex praeteritum et 'broken' sit participium praeteritum.

Front break
Back separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain: 
[no object] : the rope broke with a loud snap | the slate fell from my hand and broke in two on the hard floor | 
[with object] : windows in the street were broken by the blast | break the chocolate into pieces.

Simple Past: broke
Past Participle: broken

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