brake
verb/breɪk/
/breɪk/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they brake | /breɪk/ /breɪk/ |
| he / she / it brakes | /breɪks/ /breɪks/ |
| past simple braked | /breɪkt/ /breɪkt/ |
| past participle braked | /breɪkt/ /breɪkt/ |
| -ing form braking | /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/ /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/ |
- to go slower or make a vehicle go slower using the brake
- The car braked and swerved.
- The truck braked to a halt.
- You don't need to brake at every bend.
- She had to brake hard to avoid running into the car in front.
- She braked suddenly to avoid a cat.
- The train braked to a shuddering halt.
- brake something He braked the car and pulled in to the side of the road.
Homophones brake | breakbrake breakTopics Transport by car or lorryb2/breɪk//breɪk/- brake noun
- He accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of the brake.
- brake verb
- There wasn't even time for the driver to brake.
- break verb
- Break the biscuits into small pieces.
- break noun
- I really need a break from this.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- heavily
- sharply
- …
- brake to a halt
- brake to avoid something
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