What broke down means?

What broke down means?

intransitive verb. 1a : to stop functioning because of breakage or wear. b : to become inoperative or ineffective : fail negotiations broke down. c : to fail in strength or vitality her health broke down.

What does break her down mean?

break someone down to force someone to give up and tell secrets or agree to do something.

Was breakdown or broken down?

The difference is that, written as one word, breakdown is a noun, referring to the result of the action, while the two-word version, break down, is a phrasal verb that denotes the action leading to the result.

How do you use break down in a sentence?

She was about to have a break down. Did his truck break down or something? She couldn’t think about such things without wanting to break down and weep.

What’s another word for broke down?

Find another word for broken-down. In this page you can discover 39 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for broken-down, like: decaying, threadbare, shabby, shoddy, tatty, tacky, ratty, all the worse for wear, gone to pot (or seed), past cure (or hope) and better.

What does break it down mean in slang?

Break-it-down definition (US, slang) To dance, especially in a hip hop style. 7.