burst in en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) to enter suddenly and unexpectedly
One of the editors, who had promised not to show any footage of Teresa, didn't keep his promise; and who but the members of the BS Club would take notice of the woman taking a bath in Wanda's circular bathtub as Rolf, who had burst in on her unannounced (“that's the nature of opportunists,” squeaked Teresa, "they always burst in on you unannounced") explained in detail to yet another reporter the difference between a trustworthy hitchhiker and on who was not?
2009 October 19, Kelly Huddleston, Alone in the Company of Others: A Novel, Open Books, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bursted in | Tense=Past | nonstandard | lexicographic |
| bursted in | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | nonstandard | lexicographic |
| bursting in | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| burst in | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| burst in | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| bursts in | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
la irrumpō (to enter suddenly and unexpectedly)