forbreak en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English forbreken, from Old English forbrecan (“to break up, break in pieces, violate, destroy”), from Proto-Germanic *frabrekaną (“to break up”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”), equivalent to for- (“fully, up”) + break. Cognate with Dutch verbreken (“to sever, disrupt”), German verbrechen (“to commit, perpetrate”).
Meanings
- (archaic) To break in pieces, break up, destroy.
- (archaic) To break through, interrupt.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forbroken | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| forbreaks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| forbroke | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| forbreaking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |