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Synonyms for "break down" in English

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break down:

to break down verbe (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)

  1. to break down
    to adjourn; to break down; to sever
    • adjourn verbe (adjourns, adjourned, adjourning)
    • break down verbe (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)
    • sever verbe (severs, severed, severing)
  2. to break down
    to demolish; to break down; to tear down; to break up; to destroy; to wreck; tear loose; to pull down; to take down; to get down; to drag down
    • demolish verbe (demolishes, demolished, demolishing)
    • break down verbe (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)
    • tear down verbe (tears down, tore down, tearing down)
    • break up verbe (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
    • destroy verbe (destroies, destroyed, destroying)
    • wreck verbe (wrecks, wrecked, wrecking)
    • tear loose verbe
    • pull down verbe (pulls down, pulled down, pulling down)
    • take down verbe (takes down, took down, taking down)
    • get down verbe (gets down, got down, getting down)
    • drag down verbe (drags down, dragged down, dragging down)
  3. to break down
    to break down; to give way; to go to pieces
    • break down verbe (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)
    • give way verbe (gives way, gave way, giving way)
    • go to pieces verbe (goes to pieces, went to pieces, going to pieces)
  4. to break down
    to break down; to go to the dogs; have a breakdown
  5. to break down
    to break down
    • break down verbe (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)
  6. to break down
    to break off; to break down
    • break off verbe (breaks off, broke off, breaking off)
    • break down verbe (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)
  7. to break down
    – collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack 1
    to collapse; to break down
    – collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack 1
    • collapse verbe (collapses, collapsed, collapsing)
    • break down verbe (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)
  8. to break down
    – separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts 1
    to break down; to decompose; to break up
    – separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts 1
    • break down verbe (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)
    • decompose verbe (decomposes, decomposed, decomposing)
    • break up verbe (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
  9. to break down
    – stop operating or functioning 1
    to go; to die; to fail; to break; to break down; to give way; to give out; go bad; to conk out
    – stop operating or functioning 1
    • go verbe (goes, went, going)
      • The engine finally went1
      • her eyesight went after the accident1
    • die verbe (dies, died, dying)
      • The car died on the road1
    • fail verbe (fails, failed, failing)
      • The engine failed on the way to town1
    • break verbe (breaks, broke, breaking)
      • The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town1
      • The coffee maker broke1
    • break down verbe (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)
    • give way verbe (gives way, gave way, giving way)
    • give out verbe (gives out, gave out, giving out)
    • go bad verbe
    • conk out verbe (conks out, conked out, conking out)
  10. to break down
    – make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features 1
    to analyse; to break down; to dissect; to take apart; analyze
    – make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features 1
    • analyse verbe, britannique (analyses, analysed, analysing)
    • break down verbe (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)
    • dissect verbe (dissects, dissected, dissecting)
    • take apart verbe (takes apart, took apart, taking apart)
    • analyze verbe, américain
      • analyze a specimen1
      • analyze a sentence1
      • analyze a chemical compound1
  11. to break down
    – make ineffective 1
    to crush; to break down
    – make ineffective 1
    • crush verbe (crushes, crushed, crushing)
    • break down verbe (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)
      • Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination1
  12. to break down
    – cause to fall or collapse 1
    to break down
    – cause to fall or collapse 1
    • break down verbe (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)
  13. to break down
    – lose control of one's emotions 1
    to snap; to break down; lose it
    – lose control of one's emotions 1
    • snap verbe (snaps, snapped, snapping)
      • When her baby died, she snapped1
    • break down verbe (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)
    • lose it verbe
  14. to break down
    – fall apart 1
    to collapse; to tumble; to break down; to crumble; to crumple
    – fall apart 1
    • collapse verbe (collapses, collapsed, collapsing)
    • tumble verbe (tumbles, tumbled, tumbling)
    • break down verbe (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)
    • crumble verbe (crumbles, crumbled, crumbling)
      • the building crumbled after the explosion1
    • crumple verbe (crumples, crumpled, crumpling)

Conjugations for break down:

present
  1. break down
  2. break down
  3. breaks down
  4. break down
  5. break down
  6. break down
simple past
  1. broke down
  2. broke down
  3. broke down
  4. broke down
  5. broke down
  6. broke down
present perfect
  1. have broke down
  2. have broke down
  3. has broke down
  4. have broke down
  5. have broke down
  6. have broke down
past continuous
  1. was breaking down
  2. were breaking down
  3. was breaking down
  4. were breaking down
  5. were breaking down
  6. were breaking down
future
  1. shall break down
  2. will break down
  3. will break down
  4. shall break down
  5. will break down
  6. will break down
continuous present
  1. am breaking down
  2. are breaking down
  3. is breaking down
  4. are breaking down
  5. are breaking down
  6. are breaking down
subjunctive
  1. be broke down
  2. be broke down
  3. be broke down
  4. be broke down
  5. be broke down
  6. be broke down
diverse
  1. break down!
  2. let's break down!
  5. broke down
  6. breaking down
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

break down adj

  1. break down
    break down; get lost; go wrong

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Related Definitions for "break down":

  1. collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack1
  2. separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts1
  3. stop operating or functioning1
  4. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features1
  5. make ineffective1
    • Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination1
  6. cause to fall or collapse1
  7. lose control of one's emotions1
  8. fall apart1

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