break from

verb

To leave the cover of (a crowd, shelter, etc.).

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Meanings

verbbreak from (third-person singular simple present breaks from, present participle breaking from, simple past broke from, past participle broken from)

present singular third person breaks from · participle present breaking from · past broke from · participle past broken from

  1. To leave the cover of (a crowd, shelter, etc.).

    Burning the ground, I break from the crowd I'm on the hunt, I'm after you

    1982 May 4, Duran Duran, “Hungry Like the Wolf”, in Rio
  2. Synonym of break with (“to cease having a positive connection with”).

    Synonyms: break with

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, from.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of break with (“to cease having a positive connection with”).

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break with
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Cite this entry
APA

break from. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20from

MLA

“break from.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20from. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “break from,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20from.

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