fragment
verb/fræɡˈment/
/ˈfræɡment/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they fragment | /fræɡˈment/ /ˈfræɡment/ |
| he / she / it fragments | /fræɡˈments/ /ˈfræɡments/ |
| past simple fragmented | /fræɡˈmentɪd/ /ˈfræɡmentɪd/ |
| past participle fragmented | /fræɡˈmentɪd/ /ˈfræɡmentɪd/ |
| -ing form fragmenting | /fræɡˈmentɪŋ/ /ˈfræɡmentɪŋ/ |
- fragment (something) to break or make something break into small pieces or parts
- Frequent explosions caused the chalk to fragment.
- The dangers of fragmenting the health service.
Word Originlate Middle English: from French, or from Latin fragmentum, from frangere ‘to break’.
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