break away

See also: breakaway

English

Verb

break away (third-person singular simple present breaks away, present participle breaking away, simple past broke away, past participle broken away)

To leave suddenly.
She was brought up in a very religious household, but broke away from the church in her teens.
To become separated, literally or figuratively.
A chunk of rock broke away from the cliff edge.

Derived terms

breakaway (adj)

Related terms

Translations

to leave suddenly

Finnish: häipyä (fi), hävitä (fi)
German: ausbrechen (de), losmachen (de) (reflexive)
Portuguese: fugir (pt), escapar (pt)

to become separated

Finnish: irrota (fi), erota (fi), joutua eroon
German: lösen (de) (reflexive), ablösen (de) (reflexive)
Japanese: 脱却する (だっきゃく-する, dakkyaku-suru)

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