break the mould in English

Forms: breaks the mould [present, singular, third-person], breaking the mould [participle, present], broke the mould [past], broken the mould [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,broke,broken>}} break the mould (third-person singular simple present breaks the mould, present participle breaking the mould, simple past broke the mould, past participle broken the mould)

Inflected forms

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"break the mould" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms