"break one's word" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: breaks one's word [present, singular, third-person], breaking one's word [participle, present], broke one's word [past], broken one's word [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|break<,,broke,broken> one's word}} break one's word (third-person singular simple present breaks one's word, present participle breaking one's word, simple past broke one's word, past participle broken one's word)
  1. To break a promise one has made. Synonyms: go back on one's word, break one's promise, renege on one's promise Translations (Translations): խոսքը դրժել (xoskʿə držel) (Armenian), syödä sanansa (Finnish), manquer à sa parole (French), sein Wort brechen / nicht halten (German), megszegi a szavát (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-break_one's_word-en-verb-XOazsbjJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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