close
    1. Home
      2. ›
    2. Science & Mathematics
      3. ›
    3. Earth Sciences & Geology
      4. ›
    4. break into
    break into

    meaning

    Answer this
    0  Views: 845 Answers: 1 Posted: 13 years ago
    Comment this question

      1 Answer

      express or utter spontaneously; "break into a yodel"; "break into a song"; "break into tears". (web definition) 


      break into something


      1. to begin suddenly to do something Then he broke into a run and we just couldn't catch him. Onishi broke into sobs and covered his eyes with a handkerchief. Related vocabulary: burst into something

      2. to enter a place by using force His apartment has been broken into twice, even though he had good locks on the door.

      3. to interrupt something Fanny's low voice broke into Nancy's pleasant thoughts.

      4. to illegally get access to a computer system Spies have been trying to break into the army's computers for years, but no one has stolen any important data yet.

      5. to divide something into smaller pieces For the next basketball season there will be 24 teams broken into four divisions.

      See also: break 

      13 years ago. Rating: 4
      Comment this answer



        Did this answer your question? If not, then ask a new question.

        Top contributors in Earth Sciences & Geology category

         
        ROMOS
        Answers: 69 / Questions: 0
        Karma: 4410
         
        jhharlan
        Answers: 59 / Questions: 0
        Karma: 3495
         
        Benthere
        Answers: 7 / Questions: 0
        Karma: 3285
         
        country bumpkin
        Answers: 47 / Questions: 0
        Karma: 2835
        > Top contributors chart
        540105
        questions
        772005
        answers
        891911
        users