break the news en · VERB
Meanings
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To inform someone of something first, usually used when it will be difficult to tell the person.
I didn't know how to break the news to her that her best friend had been in a car accident.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| breaking the news | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| broken the news | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| break it | alternative | lexicographic | |
| breaks the news | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| break it to | alternative | lexicographic | |
| broke the news | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
es noticiar (to inform someone of something first, usually used when it will be difficult to tell the person) · hu elmond (to inform someone of something first, usually used when it will be difficult to tell the person) · ru сообщить новости (to inform someone of something first, usually used when it will be difficult to tell the person) · es anoticiar (to inform someone of something first, usually used when it will be difficult to tell the person) · hu közöl (to inform someone of something first, usually used when it will be difficult to tell the person) · hu tudtára ad (to inform someone of something first, usually used when it will be difficult to tell the person)