Definition of 'broken'
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
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broken in British English
verb
1. the past participle of break
adjective
7.
not functioning
a broken radio
11.
broken English
13.
18.
19. South Africa informal
drunk
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brokenly (ˈbrokenly) adverb
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broken in American English
verb transitive, verb intransitive
adjective
see also break7.
bankrupt
9.
not complete
a broken set of Shakespeare's works
11.
subdued and trained; tamed
12. Informal
demoted in rank
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Derived forms
brokenly (ˈbrokenly)
adverb
brokenness (ˈbrokenness)
noun
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British English: broken
/ˈbrəʊkən/ ADJECTIVE
A broken line is not continuous but has gaps in it.
...a broken blue line.
- American English: broken /ˈbroʊkən/
- Arabic: مَكْسور
- Brazilian Portuguese: quebrado
- Chinese: 不连贯的
- Croatian: slomljen
- Czech: rozbitý
- Danish: knækket
- Dutch: gebroken
- European Spanish: discontinuo
- Finnish: rikkinäinen
- French: cassé
- German: zerbrochen
- Greek: σπασμένος
- Italian: interrotto
- Japanese: 壊れた
- Korean: 부서진
- Norwegian: ødelagt
- Polish: połamany
- European Portuguese: quebrado
- Romanian: întrerupt
- Russian: прерывистый
- Latin American Spanish: roto
- Swedish: trasig
- Thai: เส้นประ
- Turkish: kırık
- Ukrainian: зламаний
- Vietnamese: bị vỡ
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