break up with — to end a romantic relationship with someone
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to end a romantic relationship with someone
Pronunciation (IPA): /breɪk ʌp wɪð/
Korean meaning: 연인 관계를 끝내다, 헤어지다
Korean pronunciation: 브**레이**크 **업** 위**드**
Example Sentences
- He bought expensive gifts thinking it would prevent her from breaking up with him, but she returned everything along with a goodbye note.
- I'm thinking about breaking up with my boyfriend because he puts pineapple on pizza.
- She broke up with him via text message, which he only saw three hours later because he was playing video games.
break up with
VERB//breɪk ʌp wɪð//
to end a romantic relationship with someone
to end a romantic relationship with someone
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After you break up with someone, you dream to make up with them, then wake up to reality
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Origin
'break'는 '깨뜨리다', 'up'은 '완전히'라는 의미로, 관계를 완전히 깨뜨린다는 뜻에서 유래되었습니다. 'with'는 대상을 나타내며, 20세기 초부터 연인 관계의 종료를 표현하는 구문으로 사용되기 시작했습니다.
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“He bought expensive gifts thinking it would prevent her from breaking up with him, but she returned everything along with a goodbye note.”
“I'm thinking about breaking up with my boyfriend because he puts pineapple on pizza.”
“She broke up with him via text message, which he only saw three hours later because he was playing video games.”
“They broke up with each other simultaneously, making it the most awkward mutual breakup in history.”
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