Break out meaning
Break out is a phrasal verb with 4 meanings. One of them is for a dangerous or unpleasant event to begin suddenly.
- Past simple
- broke out
- Past participle
- broken out
- -ing form
- breaking out
What break out means
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For a dangerous or unpleasant event to begin suddenly
A fire broke out in the warehouse overnight.
3 more meanings of break out 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 down, break into.
With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.
Common questions
What does break out mean?
It has 4 meanings. One of them is for a dangerous or unpleasant event to begin suddenly. The other 3, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of break out?
Broke out. The past participle is broken out.
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.
