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   broken-in

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   • 1. comfortable through habitual use or familiarity: "a pair of well broken-in shoes"

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   What does broken in mean?

   • broken in - tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in". broken.

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   What does break someone in mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! BREAK SOMEONE IN definition: 1. If you break someone in, you train them to do a new job or activity: 2. to wear new shoes or…. Learn more.

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   What does breaking in mean?

   • ( intransitive) To enter a place by force or illicit means. Someone broke in and stole his radio. Thousands gathered at São Paulo’s main cathedral and made their way to the mayor’s office, where a small group smashed windows and tried to break in, forcing guards to withdraw. ( transitive, idiomatic) Starting something brand new or at a new level.

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   How does “broken” work as an adjective?

   • “Broken” can be an adjective to describe something that has been broken or someone who has given up hope in some way. We can use it to describe things and people, and it does not follow any tense rules in adjective form. So that you’re not left pondering how “broken” works as an adjective, we’ll include some examples here.

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   Define broken-in. broken-in synonyms, broken-in pronunciation, broken-in translation, English dictionary definition of broken-in. v. Past participle of break. adj. 1. Forcibly separated into two or more pieces; fractured: a broken arm; broken glass.

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   Definition of broken in in the Idioms Dictionary. broken in phrase. What does broken in expression mean? Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary.

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   Broken-in definition: Past participle of break in. . As to cost, one transatlantic cable repair cost 75,000; the repair of the Aden-Bombay cable, broken in a depth of 1900 fathoms, was effected with the expenditure of 176 miles of new cable, and after a lapse of 251 days, 103 being spent in actual work, which for the remainder of the time was interrupted by the monsoon; a repair of the Lisbon ...

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   BREAK SOMEONE IN definition: 1. If you break someone in, you train them to do a new job or activity: 2. to wear new shoes or…. Learn more.

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   to train somebody/something in something new that they must do. to break in new recruits; The young horse was not yet broken in (= trained to carry a rider).; to wear something, especially new shoes, until they become comfortable

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   Jun 30, 2024 · Captain had been broken in and trained for an army horse; his first owner was an officer of cavalry going out to the Crimean War. He said he quite enjoyed the training with all the other horses, trotting together, turning together, to the right hand or to the left, halting at the word of command, or dashing forward at full speed at the sound of the trumpet, or signal of the officer.

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   7 meanings: 1. to interrupt 2. to enter a house, etc, illegally, esp by force 3. to accustom (a person or animal) to normal.... Click for more definitions.