The meaning of broken is violently separated into parts Your broken alarm clock is no help at all when you're trying to get to school on time! How to use broken in a sentence.
Past participle of break 2 Something that's broken is severely damaged — it's either split into pieces or doesn't work anymore Damaged, no longer able to work
Definition of broken adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. [before a noun] (of language) imperfectly spoken Couldn't understand his broken english
Spoken in a halting or hesitant manner, as under emotional strain In a broken voice he begged for forgiveness. The horse was the grey stallion he aye rode, the very beast he had ridden for many a wager with the wild lads of the cross keys No man but himself durst back it, and it had lamed many a hostler lad and broke two necks in its day.
You can use broken to describe a marriage that has ended in divorce, or a home in which the parents of the family are divorced, when you think this is a sad or bad thing. The street was covered with broken glass The failure of his business left him a broken man He spoke (in) broken english.