Break down meaning
Break down is a phrasal verb with 3 meanings. One of them is for a machine or vehicle to stop operating because of a fault.
- Past simple
- broke down
- Past participle
- broken down
- -ing form
- breaking down
What break down means
machine failB2
For a machine or vehicle to stop operating because of a fault
Our car broke down on the motorway.
2 more meanings of break down are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With break: break off, break up, break out, break into.
With down: turn down, let down, put down, slim down, go down, come down, take down, keep down, set down, tie down.
Common questions
What does break down mean?
It has 3 meanings. One of them is for a machine or vehicle to stop operating because of a fault. The other 2, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of break down?
Broke down. The past participle is broken down.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
