burst — to break open or apart suddenly, or to be full of a feeling
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to break open or apart suddenly, or to be full of a feeling
Pronunciation (IPA): /bɜːrst/
Example Sentences
- My diet plan burst like a soap bubble when I saw the chocolate cake.
- She burst into the room without knocking.
- The students burst with excitement when they heard about the field trip.
burst
VERB[/bɜːrst/]
to break open or apart suddenly, or to be full of a feeling
The water balloon burst the moment it hit the kid's head.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old English 'berstan' meaning 'to break or split,' with roots in Proto-Germanic. The word has cognates in other Germanic languages and is related to the concept of sudden rupture or breaking apart.
Breakdown
burst (Old English berstan) = a single morpheme with no productive modern affixes; the root conveys the core meaning of sudden breaking or breaking open
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My diet plan burst like a soap bubble when I saw the chocolate cake.”
“She burst into the room without knocking.”
“The students burst with excitement when they heard about the field trip.”
“His patience finally burst when his computer crashed for the fifth time.”
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