phrasal verb 'break up'
Phrasal verbMain meaning
break up
[breɪk ʌp]
end a romantic relationship

Other meanings

  • disperse or stop a fight/meeting
  • divide something into smaller pieces
  • (BrE) start school holidays

Example Sentences Using the Phrasal Verb "break up"

  • After five years together, they decided to break up.
  • The police tried to break up the fight.
  • Could you break up this chocolate so we can share it?
  • Schools usually break up for summer in late May.

Features of Using "break up"

Separability:Optionally separable Transitivity:Transitive and Intransitive Level:A2 Verb:break Particle:up

With a direct‑object pronoun, insert it between the verb and particle (“Break it up!”). Intransitive uses (“We broke up”) cannot be separated

Other phrasal verbs with the verb break

crying

break down

stop functioning
burglar

break in

to enter a building illegally
break apart

break apart

to fall into separate pieces
fire-7332965_1280

break out

to start suddenly (fire, war, disease)
break through

break through

force a way past a barrier or obstacle