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Past tense for to detach or snap off something
“I was warned never to break off any branches of the lone blackthorn tree, sacred to the fairies, which stood just beyond the eastern gable of the house.”
Past tense for to become severed or detached
“It was to be found in great slabs along the mountain sides where it would break off from time to time.”
Past tense for to stop performing an action or activity
“Thus, a considerable amount of political pressure had to be exerted to persuade him to break off any further negotiations with them.”
Past tense for to draw to an end or close
“A spokesman told newsmen in the evening that he feared that talks would break off abruptly.”
Past tense for to suspend, or to stop or cease temporarily
“I speculated that the negotiators might simply break off the meeting when they returned.”
Past tense for to cease to perform a specified action
Past tense for to knock or cut pieces off (a hard material)
Past tense for to leave or exit a place
Past tense for to remove completely, leaving no trace
Past tense for to reduce in extent or quantity
Past tense for to become silent or quiet
Past tense for to cause to feel less close, friendly or caring
Past tense for to cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover
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