break

noun, verb56 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.3

an act of separating from or abandoning something established

a complete and final separation from a person, job, or situation

a total separation or change from something

to decide to separate from a situation or relationship

a period of time when you stop your job to do something else, like travel or raise a family

a significant opportunity that leads to success

an unexpected opportunity that leads to success

to stop working for a short time

to take a pause from an activity

a pause from work to have lunch

a short pause from work to drink coffee

a brief holiday or pause from work

a brief pause from an activity

a brief pause from an activity, often done hastily

the holiday period around Christmas

a short pause from work to drink tea

a period between lessons at school

during the break time at school

a pause from an activity to have dinner

to become very emotional and start crying

to start crying suddenly and uncontrollably

to separate into two pieces

to separate into two equal pieces